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combat

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




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The multi-billion-euro project aimed not only to build an advanced warplane, but also create an integrated array of unmanned drones and a sophisticated combat computer system to link the pieces.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

As Mr. Pelley explained, “my colleagues and I have worked together 10, 20, 30 years. We travel together. We dine together. We go into literal combat together.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Cal Fire is working alongside the Camp Pendleton Fire Department to combat the flames with air tankers, helicopters and ground crews.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Next to the screens of combat videos in Madyar's bunker is artwork from renowned Ukrainian painters, including a still life of flowers by Maria Prymachenko.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Natasha Meklin, a navigator who’d retrained as a pilot, was flying one of her first combat missions at the controls of her Po-2, with Lida Loshmanova as her navigator.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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