combat

When Kyle MacLachlan’s Paul says he’s “not in the mood” for combat training, Gurney explodes at him: “Mood’s a thing for cattle and loveplay, not fighting!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Su‑35, he noted, is equipped for both air‑to‑air and air‑to‑ground combat, with the ability to detect and neutralize incoming cruise missiles at distances of up to 200 kilometers.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Middle East mediators are scrambling to revive talks with Iran to head off a new wave of combat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Under George W. Bush, DHS underwent a reorganization to more effectively combat terrorism and respond to disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

The driving force behind Soviet women flying in combat was the world-famous pilot and navigator Marina Raskova.

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

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it’s ending a third-party fact-checking program in the United States, a controversial move that will change how the social media giant combats misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 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

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

"We've always combated those views, and we've always worked with young people - and that's the same for racist views and homophobic views," he says.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025

The Times has reported that numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving crews struggling with low water pressure as they combated the flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 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

O’Malley combatted this firsthand while trying to turn things around for Social Security.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2024

Experts also blame the worsening fire situation on a 2007 decision to disband a federal aviation network that spotted and combatted wildfires.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

The propagation of conspiracy theories can partially be combatted by strong messaging from trusted sources.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2020

For the position here combatted, no respectable authority has been, and none it is thought can be adduced.

From Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. by Benjamin C. Howard

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

The books follow Thursday Next, a special-ops agent charged with combating criminal offenses against literary works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“We still need to continue to be aggressive about combating climate change ... but how you get there is really important, and who you help or hurt along the way,” Núñez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But researchers have repeatedly questioned its effectiveness in combating misinformation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

I can feel my mind immediately combating the body.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

He said he would encourage the US to help South Africa with resources on combatting crime, including by providing equipment to speed up reaction times.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

An Israeli military official admitted that the primary bottleneck in combatting the threat came from "gaps in weapons development".

From BBC ● May 28, 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