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combat

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




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Combat veterans and decorated service members have been swept up in the mass deportations.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Despaigne, who has fought for promotions such as Karate Combat, said afterward that he would like to face Ngannou.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The opening of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations on Sunday coincided with what Russia described as the first anniversary of its recovery of parts of Kursk.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

He graduated from Brown University in 1966 then served in the Navy and received the Vietnam Combat Action Ribbon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Forcing female soldiers to wear men’s boots isn’t unique to the Red Army in World War II. Combat boots in women’s sizes for British soldiers were introduced in the United Kingdom only in 2012.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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