engage in combat
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"Thousands of RDF troops are deployed across eastern DRC, where they actively engage in combat operations and facilitate M23's control of territory," the statement added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
I wasn’t expected to engage in combat operations with my “long gun,” as we called it.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2024
In more informal exchanges, American trainers say they are picking up tips from their Ukrainian students, who have battled Russian forces that the Americans have yet to directly engage in combat.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
She stressed that New Zealand troops have not and would not engage in combat in Ukraine.
From Reuters ● Aug. 15, 2022
He could not engage in combat if he was not a dubbed knight.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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