combat

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Washington already has more than a dozen warships in the Middle East: one aircraft carrier -- the USS Abraham Lincoln -- nine destroyers and three other combat ships.

From Barron's

Soldiers died in combat, from wounds, and most often from epidemics of infectious diseases such as dysentery, typhoid fever, or measles.

From Literature

“One of the biggest challenges to the internet writ large right now is trust, and for us that really boils down to combating bots and fake accounts,” said Roth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another plane slid off the deck the next month when its landing cable snapped, because sailors exhausted by weeks of combat likely left off a washer that held it in place.

From The Wall Street Journal

Washington currently has more than a dozen warships in the Middle East: one aircraft carrier -- the USS Abraham Lincoln -- nine destroyers and three other combat ships.

From Barron's