combat
Example Sentences
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Italy recently denied authorisation for some US aircraft headed to the Middle East on a combat mission to land at its Sigonella base, a defence ministry source and Italian media said.
From Barron's
Navy will accompany tankers through the strait if necessary, but doing this in combat conditions is a high-risk venture made more difficult by the large reduction in the number of the U.S.
Responding to the rising cost of heating oil, a Welsh Labour spokesperson said it was taking action to get practical support to low-income households to combat this.
From BBC
The signatories agreed to “join a coalition to combat narco-terrorism” and advocated for the policy of “peace through strength.”
From Salon
Rheinmetall will be the system manager for the combat aircraft, and will oversee its integration into the German military, it said.
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