Example Sentences

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Or he proposed combating them not so much for the benefit of the people most hurt by them as for people who didn’t want to live near them any longer.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

At the time, Saylor said the company would sell bitcoin to monetize capital gains and prove that bitcoin was easily tradable and valuable, combating those who bet against the company’s stock—known as short sellers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

With no approved treatments or vaccines for Bundibugyo, WHO chief scientist Sylvie Briand said the UN agency was prioritising all existing tools that might be useful in combating the outbreak.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

"We have teams dedicated to limiting and combating misuse, but as with any technology, the onus is ultimately on individual people to not actively exploit it."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

I put in long hours at Sidley & Austin, often eating both lunch and dinner at my desk while combating a continuous flow of documents, all of them written in precise and decorous lawyer-language.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama