Example Sentences

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The freight company has combatted a weak shipping economy by controlling costs.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Peter Hotez, a vaccine researcher and developer at Baylor College of Medicine who has combatted the antivaccine movement, says the ideal time for this messaging may have already passed.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2022