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single combat

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as in pitched battle

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Recent Examples of single combat The ship also carried out underwater self-defense exercises and other drills requiring different departments to coordinate as a single combat unit. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Din defeats Moff Gideon in single combat, earning possession of the Darksaber. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026 Atlanta’s weird, wise warrior in single combat against the world. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 8 May 2026 The Laughing Storm rebelled against the crown, but the short rebellion came to an end after Dunk and Lyonel engaged in single combat with Dunk emerging victorious. — James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026 Why Bomber Kills Are Undercounted OSINT analyst Andrew Perpetua who analyzes, tabulates and tries to geolocate every single combat video out of Ukraine , believes that the effect of night bombers is being seriously underestimated. — David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Ergo, Peter must best the city’s fiercest warrior in single combat, fly and make a bereaved countess laugh for the first time since her brother died in battle. — Michael Nordine, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023

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The history of Hollywood is, if nothing else, a 100 Years’ War between corporate interests and creative instincts, and that pitched battle, for all its lamentable casualties, has produced the most influential cultural economy on Earth.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023

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Ukraine's State Emergency Service said Tuesday that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven other people since the start of the day, with attacks carried out on the capital's gas stations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The number of products deployed or dollars spent says little about an organization’s ability to withstand an attack.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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Evolution When asked about the greatest innovation of humans, people will often say language or fire.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia The election’s last day came against a backdrop of a major wave of Ukrainian attacks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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