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tug of war
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tug of warnoun
a game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams
tug of warnoun
a dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.
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Tug of war
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.
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Tug of war
Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tug of war in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tug of war in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tug of war in a Sentence
Europeans are under no illusion that the US is going to take a radically different approach to China -- Donald Trump has permanently changed the narrative on that, while they are relieved that the White House is going to be more predictable on China and keen to coordinate with partners, they are still going to resist becoming a chip in the Beijing-DC tug of war.
We did see a raft of very weak PMI data across emerging markets this morning, which is a timely reminder after the rally last week, induced by the BOJ stimulus, that a lot of the fundamental headwinds for EMs remain in place, that tug-of-war is reflected in the market this morning.
It's a back and forth tug of war between investors in this trading range.
I think that my constituent all along had a tug of war going on inside of her, understanding what privacy brought to her, but also the risks of moving over into the public square.
The market is showing a little fatigue ... and the question is what's the next theme that's going to push markets higher, it's going to be a tug of war on economic data and the court of investor opinion as to what exactly the Fed does.
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