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tug-of-war

 noun
     
Related topics: Other Sports
tug-of-war [singular]
1DSO a test of strength in which two teams pull opposite ends of a rope against each other
2 a situation in which two people or groups try very hard to get or keep the same thing:
There was a constant tug-of-war between the military and the President.
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