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Examples
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Lee remembers he was flying a fire-fight mission when he was taken prisoner.
CLARENCE LEE 2010
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At first, the raid was described as a 40-minute fire-fight, which it had not been.
Osama bin Laden: dead, but still a spectre for the world 2011
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There was a very, very heavy fire-fight going on, and I went crazy.
EDWARD LEE HAMMONS 2010
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The president had little more to say about the operation itself other than: "After a fire-fight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."
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One of their top leaders, Koteswar Rao, known as Kishenji, was seriously wounded in a fire-fight last month.
Taking the Fight to the Maoists Ashok K. Mehta 2010
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One of their top leaders, Koteswar Rao, known as Kishenji, was seriously wounded in a fire-fight last month.
Taking the Fight to the Maoists Ashok K. Mehta 2010
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A manhunt was launched in and around the picturesque village of Rothbury involving hundreds of officers from six forces, armed units, helicopters and paramedics on standby in case of a fire-fight.
Raoul Moat: Police scour woodland around Rothbury for fugitive gunman 2010
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One of their top leaders, Koteswar Rao, known as Kishenji, was seriously wounded in a fire-fight last month.
Taking the Fight to the Maoists Ashok K. Mehta 2010
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An American patrol hasn't taken 100 percent casualties in a fire-fight since Vietnam.
'War' 2010
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One of their top leaders, Koteswar Rao, known as Kishenji, was seriously wounded in a fire-fight last month.
Taking the Fight to the Maoists Ashok K. Mehta 2010
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