are combatting
- present progressive of combat.
Example Sentences
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"Retailers are combatting this through a clear focus on great value for consumers, expanding budget ranges, and finding ways to cut costs where possible," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2023
Oregon elections officials are combatting false information with public service announcements on radio, TV and the internet, describing election integrity and the ease of voting in Oregon.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
The harassment largely died down over the summer, and she’s used this respite to assist on-the-ground community organizers who are combatting anti-Asian violence.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2021
More than 1,000 firefighters, including from the National Forest Service, the National Guard and volunteers from as far away as Missouri, are combatting the flames.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2015
In this grand army, gentlemen, we are now enlisted; and are combatting under the same banners with those excellent men of the earth.
From The Life of General Francis Marion by Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke)
