combat

Brad Cooper, as the U.S. weighs new combat operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"Just like sugar damage is linked to diet, I'm interested in how the food and beverages we consume can help combat the harmful bacteria and benefit our oral health," Wu said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

He was also a veteran twice over, though he never saw combat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The inquest also heard the FV-511model involved in the incident was not ordinarily used for disembarking troops and close combat.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Our regiment made 300 combat missions from that field in those conditions,” said Irina Rakobolskaya.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

Even as her unsinkable, emotionally complicated boss combats Ava’s efforts to elevate the show at every turn, Ava’s maturation stands out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025

Leaders justify the handsome salaries by saying it combats corruption.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2024

Now a research team from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, has created a unique system that combats the dilemma, thus paving the way for longer computation time and more robust quantum computers.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

Japanese warfare had previously involved single combats between samurai swordsmen, who stood in the open, made ritual speeches, and then took pride in fighting gracefully.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Experts say the refurbished phone was likely loaded with spyware, and that she could have combated this by restoring factory settings before setting it up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Newsom drew a parallel to the plague of retail theft that captivated the state not long ago, and which the state has successfully combated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

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 US government is showing the way forward; something that is long overdue in Germany. All forms of extremism must be combated, and all terrorist organisations must be fought and banned."

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

I combated him with health class facts and my father’s numbers.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

Even in industries that have long combatted workers' attempts to organize, like food service, workers have seen ongoing progress towards unionization and scored big political wins, like the creation of California's fast food labor council.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2023

Blinken said in a message sent to all department employees that the vandalism is a painful reminder that antisemitism remains an issue in the U.S. and around the world and must be combatted relentlessly.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2021

It combatted states’ efforts to treat immigrants like human beings.

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2020

Nor was he the victim of constitutional disease, which had been fought and combatted until it had at last triumphed and brought down the torn banner of manhood trailing in the dust.

From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Henry Morford

Such therapies could potentially target harmful bacteria responsible for human infections, providing a new approach to combating bacterial disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

But researchers have repeatedly questioned its effectiveness in combating misinformation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

It is also doubtful that the US will get meaningful co-operation from the Myanmar government in combating the scam industry.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Here in New England, they are also proving useful in combating Canadian wildfire smoke.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I can feel my mind immediately combating the body.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

But if America wants secure aluminum supply chains, combatting unfair trade is necessary but not sufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Automatic license plate readers like Flock cameras were by far the top choice for combatting catalytic converter theft, beating out overtime for investigators and additional training.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

The security ministry also issued a statement expressing opposition to "bombings by international warships targeting civilians" that "undermined co-operation… in combatting piracy", and demanded an immediate explanation for why they were carried out.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Daniel Noboa, who ultimately went on to win the election and become Ecuador's president, has taken a hardline military approach to combatting crime gangs.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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