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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.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
At the movie's climax, Macrinus faces the protagonist in single combat.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Musk’s friendly peace terms are a far cry from his early inclinations when war broke out in Ukraine in February, offering to take on Putin in single combat and receiving gratitude from Ukrainian leadership after sending Starlink internet terminals from his company SpaceX to the country.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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
IQAF Su-25s performed even more poorly in the same period, carrying out only a single combat strike.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 27 June 2022
The matter might have ended there, but John kept trying to convince Edward to fight him in single combat for the throne.
—Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022
Moments later, Helen learned that Paris had agreed to fight her jilted husband, Menelaus, in single combat, to decide the outcome of the war.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022
In the past 18 months, the U.S. has not suffered a single combat casualty there.
—Mike Pence, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
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David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
At the movie's climax, Macrinus faces the protagonist in single combat.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Musk’s friendly peace terms are a far cry from his early inclinations when war broke out in Ukraine in February, offering to take on Putin in single combat and receiving gratitude from Ukrainian leadership after sending Starlink internet terminals from his company SpaceX to the country.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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
IQAF Su-25s performed even more poorly in the same period, carrying out only a single combat strike.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 27 June 2022
The matter might have ended there, but John kept trying to convince Edward to fight him in single combat for the throne.
—Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022
Moments later, Helen learned that Paris had agreed to fight her jilted husband, Menelaus, in single combat, to decide the outcome of the war.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022
In the past 18 months, the U.S. has not suffered a single combat casualty there.
—Mike Pence, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
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“Single combat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20combat. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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