fighter
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“For good or for bad, my dad was a fighter and someone who would speak his mind,” Josh Bycel said, noting that was probably what got him in trouble at the ethics commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Mauricio Zambrano has meanwhile built a makeshift gym where cement and metal pipes serve as weights, providing welcome distraction to the former fighter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
She sat between her older brother, Camron, a retired fighter pilot, and her sister, Annie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Warsh’s first press conference as Fed chief, in June, was an effort by him to establish his credibility and come across as an inflation fighter, said Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
It had happened when she and five other Soviet fighter pilots had flown into battle against a swarm of three dozen German bombers and fighters.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Some of the fighters subsequently settled in the area with their families, with some reportedly still living in the formerly ethnically mixed region, known as Sari Kani in Kurdish.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
But a recent spate of attacks by Yemen's Houthi fighters on Saudi tankers using the alternative waterway has further heightened the risks.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of using civilian infrastructure to conceal weapons and fighters, and said it had destroyed arms depots across Gaza.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Following both Resistance fighters and a U-boat submarine crew, the thrilling German show’s second season is finally available to stream in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They got separated from the fighter planes of another regiment that were supposed to escort them and provide them with protection from enemy fighters.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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