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Definitions for uphill battle
up·hill bat·tle

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  1. uphill battlenoun

    A challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.

Wikidata

  1. Uphill Battle

    Uphill Battle was an American metalcore band with elements of grindcore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of uphill battle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of uphill battle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of uphill battle in a Sentence

  1. Peter Ubertaccio:

    The challenge for him is that this isn't a party that goes with young, up-and-coming leaders, i think it's going to be an uphill battle.

  2. Vanessa Bain:

    It is not as simple as' Joe Biden is Joe Biden.' It is still going to be an uphill battle, we're in a situation where, excluding legal remedies to Prop 22, we really need to go above its head and go to the federal level.

  3. Kiryl Sukhotski:

    We need to get to the wider audience in Russia, we see a lot of people indoctrinated by Russian state propaganda … it will be an uphill battle but this is where we shape our strategy.

  4. Kerri Talbot:

    I think Congress knows it needs to do something but obviously with this administration, having tried to pass legislation, people know it's an uphill battle.

  5. Carrie Severino:

    If a state did attempt to challenge this decision, they would simply be struck down by the federal court that has jurisdiction over the state. It would be a beyond uphill battle. Federal courts are directly controlled by this decision.

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