combat
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A North Yorkshire charity working to combat furniture poverty has said it has seen a "big increase" in demand for its services.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He was promptly drafted into the Army, but his mountaineering experience led him to be assigned to the Mountain and Cold Weather Training Command in Colorado instead of combat duty in Korea.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The legislation does not foresee an increase in the size of France's armed forces, which remains at 210,000 active-duty personnel, 225 combat aircraft and 15 first-rate frigates.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
She started the tournament to combat the fish after getting smacked by a carp while driving a pontoon boat 20 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
She kept it in her plane—she’d take it out and knit until she was given a combat assignment and then she’d tuck it behind her parachute.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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