combat

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The commission insists that its regulations apply only to those placing goods directly into the EU, but the law is fully intended to combat global deforestation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Such success is no coincidence, though, as children from the region are often encouraged to take up combat sports, specifically wrestling, almost as soon as they are able to stand on two feet.

From BBC

North Korea only confirmed in April that it had deployed troops to support Russia's war in Ukraine and admitted that its soldiers had been killed in combat.

From Barron's

Less than one percent of American adults are active-duty service members in the military, with an even smaller fraction of that percentage seeing combat.

From Salon

EU regulators are also investigating Facebook and Instagram over fears they are not doing enough to combat the addictive nature of their platforms for children.

From Barron's