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single combat

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Definition of single combat

as in pitched battle

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Recent Examples of single combat The ship also carried out underwater self-defense exercises and other drills requiring different departments to coordinate as a single combat unit. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Din defeats Moff Gideon in single combat, earning possession of the Darksaber. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026 Atlanta’s weird, wise warrior in single combat against the world. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 8 May 2026 The Laughing Storm rebelled against the crown, but the short rebellion came to an end after Dunk and Lyonel engaged in single combat with Dunk emerging victorious. — James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026 Why Bomber Kills Are Undercounted OSINT analyst Andrew Perpetua who analyzes, tabulates and tries to geolocate every single combat video out of Ukraine , believes that the effect of night bombers is being seriously underestimated. — David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Ergo, Peter must best the city’s fiercest warrior in single combat, fly and make a bereaved countess laugh for the first time since her brother died in battle. — Michael Nordine, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023

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The history of Hollywood is, if nothing else, a 100 Years’ War between corporate interests and creative instincts, and that pitched battle, for all its lamentable casualties, has produced the most influential cultural economy on Earth.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023

Definition of pitched battle

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The claim that Ukraine has halted its strikes on energy sites could not be independently verified, but neither Russian officials nor media have reported Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries since the energy truce was announced.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Before the current attacks, the airport handled roughly 110,000 passengers a day — similar in scale to Miami International airport.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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In Lyon, France's third-largest city where about 20,000 protesters joined the march, a fire broke out inside a tourist office.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
At the height of the incident, DeKalb fire crews blocked two right lanes of I-85 southbound and the entire access road next to it.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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