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Striking in these two apparently unrelated episodes is one word in particular — accuracy — and important lessons museums and historians can learn to combat these attacks on the integrity of historical research.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

To combat fears using such apps may drive people to seek out some species when they shouldn't, Lifer hides precise locations of rare breeding birds on maps during sensitive periods.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

“Our research shows we can combat the long vote count while preserving — and in some cases strengthening — the protections that make California elections accessible and trustworthy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

To combat the blazes, "18 aircraft have been deployed since this morning", he said, adding that a specially modified A400M military transport aircraft would be used again.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

It was the reward for their success in combat that Marina had wished for them in her speech on the day they’d said goodbye to her.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The policy, which comes into effect in September, "combats rampant visa abuse, and strengthens national security through regular vetting", the Department of Homeland Security said.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

The Man of Steel combats gigantic robots programmed to abscond with jewels and other valuables and then take to the air to return to their mad-genius minder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it’s ending a third-party fact-checking program in the United States, a controversial move that will change how the social media giant combats misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025

The proteins' interaction, or pathway, is a well-known target for treating many conditions because Keap1 essentially controls when Nrf2 responds to -- and combats -- oxidative stress.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024

She combats this by trying her hardest never to get her hopes up, and urging everyone else to do the same.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Google has also combated the idea that AI will kill its Search business by developing AI Overviews and AI Search.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025

The Times has reported that numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving crews struggling with low water pressure as they combated the flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025

Meanwhile, piggery managers combated mosquitoes by mowing grass, applying insecticides, removing standing water, and repairing window screens in offices and lunch rooms.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023

In June, Keough combated that by filing a 73-page petition "in support of her bid for the appointment to head what the family has dubbed the Promenade Trust," which ultimately came out in her favor.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023

In fact, the cyclotron had been working perfectly well with beams far more defocused by imperfections in the magnetic field—those bothersome irregularities combated by shimming—than they would be by the relativistic effects that Bethe posited.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The freight company has combatted a weak shipping economy by controlling costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

If you find an egg mass on a tree that you can scrape off, you’re making a bigger impact, but realistically the only way the infestation can be combatted is on an industrial scale.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2022

They pose a threat that must be taken very seriously and actively combatted.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2021

Experts also blame the worsening fire situation on a 2007 decision to disband a federal aviation network that spotted and combatted wildfires.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

But Hobbes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, were most attentively heard in the passages where they favoured or combatted the dominant social and theological prepossessions.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

Sometimes I think people “wash out” and I think it’s wonderful how she’s combating that narrative in so many ways, and that people are out here supporting her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

All nine companies are failing when it comes to combating "existential" threats such as pursuing models that reach human-level intelligence, known as "artificial general intelligence" or AGI, the report said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

The chess body said combating cheating remained one of its highest priorities, but it stressed that such allegations must be handled through its established procedures.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

By increasing fat burning while simultaneously limiting the formation of new fat cells, targeting Mitch could eventually provide researchers with a new strategy for combating obesity.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

I can feel my mind immediately combating the body.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

An Israeli military official admitted that the primary bottleneck in combatting the threat came from "gaps in weapons development".

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

France's finance minister acknowledged Tuesday that two days of talks among leading global economies were "sometimes difficult", even as the group agreed a statement committing to multilateral cooperation in combatting growing economic risks.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

Harman, a former minister and deputy party leader, will take on an advisor role aimed at combatting violence against women and girls, while Brown will become a special envoy on global finance.

From Barron's ● May 9, 2026

The official said the Syrian government has agreed to take the lead combatting terrorism within its borders and US military presence "at scale" is no longer required.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

She claimed to be an expert in combatting cold weather and in avoiding head colds.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey