combat
Example Sentences
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The goal of the law was to "combat prejudice against animals without a defined breed."
From Barron's
U.S. officials confirmed that the Americans won’t be involved in combat.
However, he said there were "mitigation actions" that Philips had in place to combat the impact.
From Barron's
False claims on these foods can be especially hard to combat because they become crazes so quickly on social media.
From BBC
Grace Gathoni, now a single mother of four, learned in November that her husband, Martin, who had planned to become a driver in Russia, died in combat.
From Barron's
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