fighter
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In April that year, another jet fighter fell off the USS Harry S. Truman while deployed to fight Houthi militants in the Red Sea, just weeks after it collided with a merchant vessel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"She has just retired as the greatest champion ever. I have never seen a fighter leave as an undisputed champion on their own terms."
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
But the deployment of 19 warships, air-defense units, fighter squadrons and paratroopers across the region is straining servicemembers and their families and creating a maintenance backlog that could take years to unwind, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He added the the Indian delegation "was safe because it is Ukrainian fighter jets that shoot down most of these drones".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Suddenly Reuben pulled back like a fighter dancing away after delivering a punch, and Natalie pushed herself up against the front wall, half in, half out of the water.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Bellew said there was "no way" Taylor would return to boxing, although he could see her remaining involved by mentoring younger fighters.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Adria Arjona stars in Adam Wingard’s flimsy action feature about a woman facing down a group of rampaging, programmable fighters that have escaped from a mad doctor’s lab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Days before Xi arrived in Cairo, Chinese and Egyptian pilots held joint military drills, during which Beijing said its J-16 jet fighter participated in combat exercises with French-built Rafale fighters for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Since the creation of the SDF, its fighters have shouldered a heavy responsibility during one of the most difficult periods" for Syria, Abdi said in his address.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Larisa, wake up, what are you doing? There are no fighters; these are the searchlights!” said Vera.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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