noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , little , minor , small
▪ border
▪ early , first , opening
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an opening ~ in the protracted media battle ahead
SKIRMISH + VERB
▪ break out
▪
Minor ~es broke out all along the border.
▪ go on , happen , occur
▪ continue
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
He was killed in a border ~.
▪ ~ between
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~es between the police and guerrillas
▪ ~ over
▪
a ~ over boundaries
▪ ~ with
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They were involved in a ~ with rival fans.