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combat

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




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"Humans need rest and food, and under combat conditions those needs aren't always met," said Dr Rich Drake, UK general manager at Anduril Industries.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Iran has claimed none of its combat vessels was harmed.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

All of these instances, he said, are “below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

To combat extremely low fees that require huge scale to turn profits, money managers are making an aggressive push to grow their active strategies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Even though they weren’t flying combat missions, the air work that British women were doing was so impressive that the Americans decided they needed to check it out.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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