fighter
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Of her boss, party leader Sir Ed, she said: "He's not just nice guy Eddie. I think you're going to see him being a bit more gritty because he's a real fighter."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The report identified losses to the American fleet, including four F-15s fighters destroyed, one F-35 fighter damaged, seven KC-135 tanker aircraft damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The U.S. fighter jet was the first to be lost over enemy territory in more than 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Eventually Rubezhnoy, a barrel-chested fighter, would take over as the head of Putin’s Federal Guards’ Service, Moscow’s equivalent of the Secret Service, a coveted position with proximity to the country’s most powerful man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
They were relieved to see the red stars on the wings, but stared at Raya in amazement when she climbed out of it—a woman flying a fighter plane!
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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The two soon became inseparable, working in construction together and training as mixed martial arts fighters.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
A 2022 review of Ireland’s military capabilities recommended expanding the country’s armed forces, and acquiring radars and jet fighters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Houthi advance was aided because they were able to intercept the communications of Saudi-backed fighters, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The fighters embraced afterwards, but while attention quickly switched to Garcia - who exchanged words with WBO champion Teofimo Lopez at ringside - Benn left the arena looking dejected.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He told me he wasn’t taking on new fighters but that if I was ever in D.C.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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