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combat

[kuhm-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-, kom-bat, kuhm-] / kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm- /




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To combat the far-right, we have to get out there and welcome people like Roxanne into our movements.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Though the Navy’s minehunting capabilities have declined in recent years, it maintains a range of options that include helicopters, littoral combat ships and even trained dolphins as a part of its marine mammals program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The former soldier argued the alleged killings occurred legally during combat or did not happen at all, and last year lost an appeal against the Federal Court finding.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

To combat that, Hammack said Wednesday, her baseline is that the Federal Reserve is going to have interest rates on hold “for some time.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Without a doubt, the most intense wartime relationships formed by any of Marina Raskova’s aviators were the bonds formed by a flight crew in combat.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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