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fighters

  • plural
    of fighter.
    fighter
    noun
    a boxer; pugilist.

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The plan is for Saudi-backed Yemeni government fighters to lead the charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

A source linked to the opposition fighters told the Reuters news agency they were behind what they said were drone strikes.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Boeing last year won a major award to build the next fleet of Air Force jet fighters, dubbed the F-47.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

At the war’s end, the British granted these fighters and their families land in Trinidad and Tobago as part of their freedom.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026

The cargo the horses carried is a clear sign that these were not fighters but fleeing refugees.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz