combatant
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European Command to support other combatant commands with “critical logistics, ready forces, and lethal capabilities,” and that U.S. power projection depends on European allies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Hurt’s Lovborg is an ideal theatrical combatant for Holmes’ Hedda.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
“At the end of the day, the government is going to go with systems that have been deployed, where combatant commanders swear by the fact that they want one of what we have,” Mengucci said.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
“If the aircraft flying above is not identifiable as a combatant aircraft, it should not be engaged in combatant activity.”
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
Also, each accused terrorist is considered an "enemy combatant" and denied some legal protection.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing combatant
World War I
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