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tugs of war

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tug of war  
n.   pl. tugs of war
  1. Games A contest of strength in which two teams tug on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to pull the other across a dividing line.

  2. A struggle for supremacy: a political tug of war between those in favor of the proposal and those against it.

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