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Together, amid recorded bursts of electric guitar, they kinetically update these rival combatants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The Supreme Court disagreed with Bush, declaring in a landmark decision that despite detainees’ designation as enemy combatants or incarceration at Guantánamo, they are not barred from seeking habeas.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

Its figures do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

The Gulf state said the drone came from Iraq, home to powerful militias aligned with Iran that have been active combatants in the war.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

By the time the exhausted combatants finally laid down their arms, the Great War was also known as the War to End All Wars.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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