lance corporal
noun
: an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
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By 2022, Evan was 19 and a Marine Corps lance corporal stationed in California.
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Laura Strickler, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
Davis enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 2019 and was promoted to the rank of lance corporal on Jan. 1.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
Dorsey was in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2002-06, achieving the rank of lance corporal.
—Evan Desai, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
The Princess promoted the pony from lance corporal to corporal before departing the barracks by helicopter.
—Ollie MacNaughton, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2023
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Laura Strickler, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
Davis enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 2019 and was promoted to the rank of lance corporal on Jan. 1.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
Dorsey was in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2002-06, achieving the rank of lance corporal.
—Evan Desai, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
The Princess promoted the pony from lance corporal to corporal before departing the barracks by helicopter.
—Ollie MacNaughton, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2023
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“Lance corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lance%20corporal. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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