combat
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Narayan said the government plans to put advanced AI to work to combat the threat, as he set out how the government plans to prepare for any serious future incidents.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Researchers believe the treatment could eventually offer a new way to combat obesity and potentially help people maintain weight loss after stopping popular weight loss medications.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
After congratulating the crew on completing thousands of combat missions with “zero casualties, zero flight mishaps, and zero working toilets,” Jost’s Hegseth offered an update on developments back home.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Stryker armored combat vehicles rolled down the hills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The two regiments flew together until the end of the war, starting with the 587th’s very first combat mission on January 28, 1943.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
“Sadly, business is booming,” said Michael Peck, head of the Secret Service’s Global Investigative Operations Center, which combats financial crime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 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
Nrf2 combats this toxic stress in brain cells, helping to stave off disease.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
She combats this by trying her hardest never to get her hopes up, and urging everyone else to do the same.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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
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
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
Blinken said in a message sent to all department employees that the vandalism is a painful reminder that antisemitism remains an issue in the U.S. and around the world and must be combatted relentlessly.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
The propagation of conspiracy theories can partially be combatted by strong messaging from trusted sources.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2020
L——, who had set his heart upon the fête champêtre, persisted, and combatted her antipathy by reason.
From Leonora by Maria Edgeworth
Here in New England, they are also proving useful in combating Canadian wildfire smoke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Frenk, who arrived in January 2025, has made combating antisemitism a centerpiece of his leadership, calling it in his court statement “a moral imperative.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It’s also worth asking one other question of someone like Greenblatt, who has made combating antisemitism his life’s work.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
A Google spokesperson told the BBC it was an "industry leader in combating non-consensual intimate imagery and advancing child safety across our products".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
I can feel my mind immediately combating the body.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
But if America wants secure aluminum supply chains, combatting unfair trade is necessary but not sufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Automatic license plate readers like Flock cameras were by far the top choice for combatting catalytic converter theft, beating out overtime for investigators and additional training.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
An Israeli military official admitted that the primary bottleneck in combatting the threat came from "gaps in weapons development".
From BBC ● May 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
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