Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 45 monthslong 42 yearlong 39 monthlong 38 protracted 36 weeklong 36 bloody 33 decadelong 32 northwestern Swat Valley 32 yearslong 32 pre dawn 32 stalemated 31 Gov. Ulises Ruiz 31 unfolded 30 US backed 30 flashpoint 30 erupted 30 chaotic 30 midst 30 ensued 30 prolonged 30 multibillion dollar 30 daylong 29 rancorous 29 wrenching 29 hourlong 29 restive 29 epic proportions 29 bitterly fought 29 TIMELINE 29 Protracted 29 catchall spending 29 gruesome 28 ongoing 28 postelection 28 crippling 28 ensuing 28 tense standoff 28 highly publicized 28 President Barack Obama 28 mired 28 lengthy 28 acrimonious 28 Averting 28 rages 27 unending 27 intense 27 Robert Gates 27 bitterly divided 27 aftermath 27 Egyptian brokered truce 27 brinksmanship 27 historic proportions 27 bruising 27 climaxed 27 painful 27 climactic 27 increasingly acrimonious 27 monthlong vacation 27 separatist rebellion 27 agonizing 26 wracked 26 ruinous 26 seemingly endless 26 endgame 26 marred 26 tortuous 26 ending 26 culminated 26 bitterly contested 26 torturous 26 capping 26 derailed 26 frantic 26 #/#-hour [003] 26 raging 26 end 26 quagmire 26 sparking 26 standoff 26 abrupt halt 26 Egyptian mediators 26 Violence erupts 26 #/#-year [003] 25 horrific 25 ill fated 25 massive 25 mutual recriminations 25 unfolding 25 Embroiled 25 messiest 25 ignited 25 carefully orchestrated 25 intensified 25 grisly 25 fruitless 25 Feb.1 25 messy 25 unwinnable 25 harrowing 25 nightmarish 25 recriminations