single combat
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The single combat involves swinging a conker -- a hardened horse chestnut -- on a string at your opponent's nut with murderous venom, until one is smashed to pieces.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Musk further instigated his fan base with another tweet that challenged Putin to a single combat duel.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2022
Project Convergence reflects the need to rapidly merge a variety of assets — both in the air and on the ground — into a single combat element, the focus of the new training regime.
From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2020
While it’s fun to harp on individual matchups, bouts of single combat rarely tell the whole story.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2019
"We-both know the boy is afraid to face me in single combat."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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