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American combat troops left Iraq in 2011 but returned after the power vacuum led to the rise of IS in 2014.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

America’s affordability challenges mounted fast in 2022, as inflation rates soared as the U.S. and global economies restarted following the coronavirus pandemic and the Federal Reserve started raising its benchmark rate to combat rising prices.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Since the 12th century BC, fencing has been a source of both combat and entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Super Micro “will continue working to combat this industry-wide challenge and enhance its robust export compliance program to protect American innovation,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The grieving aviators of the 587th had lost their commander just as they were about to receive their first combat assignments.

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

Even as her unsinkable, emotionally complicated boss combats Ava’s efforts to elevate the show at every turn, Ava’s maturation stands out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025

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

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024

In Florida, the We Are Más podcast combats Spanish-language misinformation nationally and locally, said its founder Evelyn Pérez-Verdía.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 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

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

"We've always combated those views, and we've always worked with young people - and that's the same for racist views and homophobic views," he says.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025

Numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving firefighters struggling with low water pressure as they combated the flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

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

Their actions, the inspector general wrote in his November 2022 report, reflect "a brazenness and sense of impunity amongst certain Choate staff that must be combatted."

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023

Experts also blame the worsening fire situation on a 2007 decision to disband a federal aviation network that spotted and combatted wildfires.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

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

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2020

Slavery, according to Lincoln and Seward, is a national evil, gigantic and portentous, to be combatted and slain by the same strong arm.

From The Relations of the Federal Government to Slavery Delivered at Fort Wayne, Ind., October 30th 1860 by Joseph K. (Joseph Ketchum) Edgerton

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

Department of Justice civil rights division was created in 1957 with an initial focus on combating racial inequality and protecting voting rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

All nine companies are failing when it comes to combating "existential" threats such as pursuing models that reach human-level intelligence, known as "artificial general intelligence" or AGI, the report said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

The chess body said combating cheating remained one of its highest priorities, but it stressed that such allegations must be handled through its established procedures.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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

Colombia's president-elect, de la Espriella, will take office a few days later, having won a similarly razor-thin election on the promise of combatting organised crime.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

An Israeli military official admitted that the primary bottleneck in combatting the threat came from "gaps in weapons development".

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

"I just hope with all my heart that you become, say, a little tougher" in combatting antisemitism, she told those present, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 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