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Viscerally engaging as its combat scenes are, then, “The Mosquito Bowl” seems unable to find something new to say about history’s greatest conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

They merged these elements with more legible Chicana and Latina looks: razor-sharp eyeliner and structured hair was paired with fishnets and heavy combat boots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Silver helps combat bacteria associated with tooth decay, while fluoride helps strengthen the mineral structure of teeth and resist further damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 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

Poorly equipped, with little training and less combat experience, the Americans had simple orders: hold their ground, or the British would have a quick march into the capital.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

“Sadly, business is booming,” said Michael Peck, head of the Secret Service’s Global Investigative Operations Center, which combats financial crime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 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

Nrf2 combats this toxic stress in brain cells, helping to stave off disease.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024

The final stage of breaking to the cricket standard was by mock combats.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

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

Their actions, the inspector general wrote in his November 2022 report, reflect "a brazenness and sense of impunity amongst certain Choate staff that must be combatted."

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 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

How was it to be combatted even if our forces knew of the danger?

From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various

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

They include last year’s Oscar winner, “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” about a small-town Russian schoolteacher combating propaganda, and 2024’s “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat,” about the intersection of jazz and politics in mid-20th century Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In an apparent response, Rospotrebnadzor on Tuesday announced that Russia was prepared to assist the United States in combating its own outbreaks of infectious diseases.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

And the committee recommended that the BBC is given new public purposes relating to innovation and technology and combating misinformation and disinformation.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I can feel my mind immediately combating the body.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

A documentary offers a history of cystic fibrosis and the medical advancements in combatting it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

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

Colombia's president-elect, de la Espriella, will take office a few days later, having won a similarly razor-thin election on the promise of combatting organised crime.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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