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  • noun Plural form of struggle.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of struggle.

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Examples

  • Their internal politics were marked by unceasing struggles in the Assembly, —struggles, sometimes between the aristocratic and popular factions, sometimes between one or the other or both of these factions and whoever happened for the time to represent the Crown.

    VII. The Growth of the Colonial Seaport. 1691-1720. 1906

  • struggles that remain isolated geographically, like struggles that are isolated in a single industry are doomed; contrary to the ideological denigration of the proletariat by bourgeois propaganda, the workers in Seattle demonstrated clearly that the proletariat has the capacity to organize and control society, and can do so in truly rapid fashion;

    unknown title 2009

  • The other sociological theory by which Karl Marx has truly dissipated the clouds which had ere then darkened the sky of the aspirations of socialism, and which has supplied scientific socialism with a political compass by the use of which it can guide its course, with complete confidence and certainty, in the struggles of every-day life, is the great historical law of _class struggles_. [

    Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) Enrico Ferri 1894

  • The other side of the coin, however, is that the title struggles with a sense of identity.

    IGN Comics 2009

  • A key reason why I keep returning to faith in my struggles is that, logically, I cannot justify my birth and continued existence if I do not believe in a God.

    Tick Tock that Biological Clock - Feministing 2009

  • Sunday's result marks the latest and most convincing sign that the Freedom Party, which has been beset in recent years by a series of power struggles, is resurgent.

    Far Right Advances in Vienna Election Flemming Emil Hansen 2010

  • So too did the lack of a consistent outside threat, as did struggles from the foul line, where Texas was one of the worst-shooting teams in America, hitting at only a 63.4 percent clip.

    Texas - Team Notes 2010

  • But the prime minister's popularity has plummeted as Spain struggles with unemployment above 20% and a barely growing economy.

    Spain's Premier Shuffles Cabinet David Roman 2010

  • Persistent struggles from the foul line, where Texas ranked 312th out of 347 Division I teams going into the tournament, only contributed to its inefficiency on offense.

    Texas - Team Notes 2010

  • A key reason why I keep returning to faith in my struggles is that, logically, I cannot justify my birth and continued existence if I do not believe in a God.

    Tick Tock that Biological Clock - Feministing 2009

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