combat

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Andy Hawthorne is chief executive of The Message Trust, a Christian charity which also aims to provide access to affordable groceries to combat food insecurity.

From BBC

Ice baths were another way to combat the conditions, she said.

From Barron's

Another high-ranking officer, Gen. Liu Zhenli, chief of the Chinese military’s Joint Staff Department that handles combat planning and operations, is also under investigation over similar allegations, the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even before the task force’s launch, there was growing concern from the public and some elected officials that the billions spent to combat homelessness hasn’t meaningfully shrunk the number of people sleeping on the street.

From Los Angeles Times

Prosecutors said the group -- whose initials SS match those of Adolf Hitler's paramilitary organisation the Schutzstaffel -- had procured fatigues, combat helmets, gas masks and bullet-proof vests.

From Barron's