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“I don’t … I wouldn’t call it a war,” Vance said, claiming that major combat operations lasted for about six weeks and destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Chief Executive Jay Chaudhry said that Zscaler is well-equipped to help companies both combat threats posted by agentic AI and also securely deploy AI agents and models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

For years, Hollywood has talked about a federal film and television tax credit that could help the industry combat the growing number of productions fleeing overseas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The IDF says five of its soldiers have been killed in combat since the ceasefire and one contractor was killed in an "operational accident".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Zoya Malkova and two of her friends visited the local military recruitment officer at least three times, begging him to assign them to combat duty.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Of the distinct combats that historians have identified, more than 90% were not primarily fought by formally organized regular troops but instead involved district militias and other irregulars, including Native American warriors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it’s ending a third-party fact-checking program in the United States, a controversial move that will change how the social media giant combats misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025

The IDF did not respond to BBC requests for comment on how it combats organised looting and smuggling.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024

Now a research team from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, has created a unique system that combats the dilemma, thus paving the way for longer computation time and more robust quantum computers.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

Japanese warfare had previously involved single combats between samurai swordsmen, who stood in the open, made ritual speeches, and then took pride in fighting gracefully.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Experts say the refurbished phone was likely loaded with spyware, and that she could have combated this by restoring factory settings before setting it up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Newsom drew a parallel to the plague of retail theft that captivated the state not long ago, and which the state has successfully combated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Google has also combated the idea that AI will kill its Search business by developing AI Overviews and AI Search.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025

Meanwhile, piggery managers combated mosquitoes by mowing grass, applying insecticides, removing standing water, and repairing window screens in offices and lunch rooms.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023

I combated him with health class facts and my father’s numbers.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

The freight company has combatted a weak shipping economy by controlling costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

Even in industries that have long combatted workers' attempts to organize, like food service, workers have seen ongoing progress towards unionization and scored big political wins, like the creation of California's fast food labor council.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2023

Miller rode high in the 1990s as a Democrat who combatted crime and overhauled welfare, while creating lottery-funded college scholarships.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022

The propagation of conspiracy theories can partially be combatted by strong messaging from trusted sources.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2020

Ropars combatted these fears, repeating that the Surgeon was encouraged, and that all would go well.

From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by William Young

Revolut's rapid growth has also drawn criticism in recent years over its ability to comply with financial regulations, particularly those aimed at combating fraud and money laundering.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

In Germany, Dobrindt in June opened a new Joint Center for Countering Hybrid Threats in Berlin, aiming to centralize work detecting and combating espionage, sabotage, disinformation and state-sponsored terrorism, among other dangers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Despite the controversy, the State Department said discussions at the conference had been "substantive and constructive" and reaffirmed its commitment to combating HIV/Aids in Africa and elsewhere.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Later, Feinmann said his words were not directed at the Mexican people — while musing that Sheinbaum had bigger things to worry about, like combating narco-trafficking, violence and corruption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Marigolds are now used in many places for combating nematodes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

At the same time as he is strengthening Flock's safeguards, he is pitching his company's products as crucial to combatting crime and improving policing in the US.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Daniel Noboa, who ultimately went on to win the election and become Ecuador's president, has taken a hardline military approach to combatting crime gangs.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Iran's envoy to Ukraine, Shahriar Amouzegar, dismissed the support Kyiv has offered to the United States and its Gulf allies in combatting drones as "a joke", in an interview with AFP.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

The official said the Syrian government has agreed to take the lead combatting terrorism within its borders and US military presence "at scale" is no longer required.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

She claimed to be an expert in combatting cold weather and in avoiding head colds.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey