combatants
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“Relatives, or people engaging in propaganda or finances, they’re not combatants, but the machine recognizes them as so because they have similar communication patterns,” Badalic said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
It does not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Despite the public hard line from both sides, the two combatants are actively engaging with mediators and open to talks if each shows enough flexibility, the officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Ghana is amongst those which has urged Russia to stop recruiting combatants.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The combatants discussed for a minute, and then the woman took to the tree on the other side of the trail, knife clenched between her teeth.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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