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fighter

[fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪ tər /


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Van had insisted that his first victory wasn’t solely due to Pantoja’s injury, while the Brazilian argued that the December result didn’t show who was truly the better fighter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Van described Pantoja as a “very, very dangerous” fighter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Nato fighter pilots have shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace overnight, the Lithuanian president said.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

In the autumn 2025, unidentified drones flew over several Danish airports and the Skrydstrup air base -- where Ukrainian pilots are trained on F-16 fighter jets.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

On December 7, 1941, Japanese kamikaze fighter planes, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

At a news conference in August in Los Angeles, the fighters got into an exchange that forced UFC president Dana White to intervene.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The U.S. and Danish jet fighters are currently participating in a military exercise in Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Tice, as a trained marine, would sometimes share his military experience with rebel fighters - according to several people we spoke to - and would correct fighters on how they used their weapons.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The two soon became inseparable, working in construction together and training as mixed martial arts fighters.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

In the savage fighting in South Carolina, the British hunted down rebel fighters, and the Jackson boys and a cousin were captured in April 1781.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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