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combat

[kuhm-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-, kom-bat, kuhm-] / kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm- /




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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

The arrest comes as part of efforts to combat cross-border crime.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Evacuation orders have been issued in Lake Elsinore as around 300 firefighting personnel combat a wildfire that ignited Friday in a dry and brushy area, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 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

Her red hair was piled haphazardly on top of her head, and she was sporting an impressive black eye from our combat training that day.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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