combat
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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
Ethel was widowed at the age of 23 when her husband was killed in combat during World War One.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Hegseth said the verse is frequently spoken by combat search-and-rescue crews, who call the prayer “CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17” from the Bible.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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
They weren’t a group of naive schoolgirls—they were a regiment of well-trained aviators, and some of them had already flown in combat under enemy fire.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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