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: an airplane of high speed and maneuverability with armament designed to destroy enemy aircraft
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the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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Kai Ryssdal: Not only were buildings destroyed, virtually leveled, the Air Force says, but some F-22 fighters as well, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, were also damaged.
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Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
In a lab nestled between the jagged peaks of the Austrian Alps, rare earth metals vaporize and spew out of an oven at the speed of a fighter jet.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Despite the injuries, Cruz has faced a who’s who in his weight region, having fought nearly every fighter who has held the bantamweight title from 2009 to 2020.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
In a lab nestled between the jagged peaks of the Austrian Alps, rare earth metals vaporize and spew out of an oven at the speed of a fighter jet.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Despite the injuries, Cruz has faced a who’s who in his weight region, having fought nearly every fighter who has held the bantamweight title from 2009 to 2020.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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fighter
noun
fight·er
ˈfīt-ər 
: one that fights:
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: a fast airplane armed with weapons for destroying enemy aircraft
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