combat zone
Example Sentences
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At a workshop for the 79th brigade, engineers who previously made only aerial remote-controlled drones are now tasked with upgrading unmanned ground vehicles for use in combat zones.
From BBC
“It is unacceptable to send someone wearing our nation’s uniform to a combat zone with one hand tied behind his back,” Mr. DeSantis writes.
From New York Times
Unlike those sessions, prearranged by Ukrainian officials in Western Ukraine, this meeting was hastily organized at the front within hours of the men being taken into custody in the combat zone.
From Washington Post
She had warned me that East 2nd was considered "the combat zone" and not to tarry as I made my way east from the Bowery.
From Salon
“These are all elements of disinformation campaigns,” he said, aimed at convincing Ukraine to divert soldiers from the combat zone in the southeast.
From New York Times
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