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Belligerents need to win the media battle in an age of asymmetric warfare where victory or defeat can rely on perceptions as much as the realities of battle.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024

Belligerents may attack the theory used to support a claim, or the data analysis used to quantify an effect.

From Economist • Feb. 22, 2018

Belligerents were denied the privilege of floating loans in the U. S. and exceptions were made for wars in Latin America.

From Time Magazine Archive

Belligerents cannot be persuaded to respect the zone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Belligerents may appeal to the charitable zeal of commanders of neutral merchant vessels, yachts or other craft, to take on board and look after the sick and wounded.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various