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Besides, Trotz had combatted these nebulous issues in the same way since 1997, when he became the first head coach in franchise history.

From Washington Post

I said I had combatted such stories often in America.

From Golden Lads by Gleason, Arthur

Since their first encounter with Lupo, and their discovery that they were not alone in the wilderness, a watch was always kept, and Farnum had combatted sleepiness in order to keep guard until their return.

From The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition by Breckenridge, Gerald

The abbi Jachinci published four volumes against Beccaria, calling him the destroyer of justice and morality, simply because he had combatted the tortures and the death penalty.

From The Positive School of Criminology Three Lectures Given at the University of Naples, Italy on April 22, 23 and 24, 1901 by Ferri, Enrico