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While many members of the British military have risked their lives and died in battle, there have also been lives lost at the hands of those same forces.
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Above all, the film portrays Cochise as a heroic figure – a charismatic leader who was formidable in battle as well as in negotiating on behalf of his people.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Hannity recalls visiting Walter Reed Medical Center with former Fox News host Oliver North during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, visiting troops suffering from injuries sustained in battle.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Russia used the hypersonic Oreshnik in a strike on the Ukrainian region of Dnipro in November 2024 – the first time in history an intermediate-range ballistic missile has been used in battle.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Above all, the film portrays Cochise as a heroic figure – a charismatic leader who was formidable in battle as well as in negotiating on behalf of his people.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Hannity recalls visiting Walter Reed Medical Center with former Fox News host Oliver North during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, visiting troops suffering from injuries sustained in battle.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Russia used the hypersonic Oreshnik in a strike on the Ukrainian region of Dnipro in November 2024 – the first time in history an intermediate-range ballistic missile has been used in battle.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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“In battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20battle. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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