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The bodies of the two Delaware cavalrymen were taken home as was one of Stuart’s men, but Confederate Lt. John Murray’s body was never returned.
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Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
Using his phone as a flashlight, Rohana explored the exhibit and approached one of the figures, an ancient Chinese cavalryman, according to the affidavit.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
Curators from the museum had told the F.B.I. that the cavalryman was worth $4.5 million, and an expert witness called by the prosecution said that its thumb was worth about $150,000, Artnet News reported.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
The terra-cotta cavalryman and his thumb were returned to China, where experts had begun planning its restoration, Rong testified in 2019.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
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Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
Using his phone as a flashlight, Rohana explored the exhibit and approached one of the figures, an ancient Chinese cavalryman, according to the affidavit.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
Curators from the museum had told the F.B.I. that the cavalryman was worth $4.5 million, and an expert witness called by the prosecution said that its thumb was worth about $150,000, Artnet News reported.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
The terra-cotta cavalryman and his thumb were returned to China, where experts had begun planning its restoration, Rong testified in 2019.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
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The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
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What happens with Hermann and the dragoon?Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
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Moving from a senatorial debate to a literal battlefield, the phrase's contemporary usage is linked to Communist leader Vladimir Lenin’s description of Russian soldiers deserting the Tsar's army.Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Takei, who was 5-years-old, stood in the driveway with his younger brother and watched one of the soldiers escort his mother out of the house.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Viktor, the infantryman, ducks his head under a canopy of camouflage netting and looks up at the brightening sky.Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
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Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — Often the anonymous infantrymen of baseball’s pitching staffs, relievers finally got some recognition Saturday at Oracle Park.Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
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Next came a waltz between all the debutantes and their fathers, who were passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
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The most ardent warrior on the voter fraud front has been Paxton, who has repeatedly and without evidence alleged that Democrats are conspiring with Mexican drug cartels to illegally import voters.Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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To watch elite women warriors fold in among special-forces bros without needing help or rescue, or becoming objects of desire, or subjects of derision, or much of anything notable at all besides equals, is borderline radical.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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The chase began when DPS troopers spotted a Dodge Charger suspected of transporting immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The father of Elijah McClain was sentenced to 10 days in jail or home detention and received a 12-month deferred sentence for assaulting a Colorado State Patrol trooper during a drunken-driving arrest, according to the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2024
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And during World War II, servicewomen were issued a tube of Elizabeth Arden’s Montezuma Red in their military kits.Emily Listfield, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Apr. 2023
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During the exchange Ukraine returned home a dog named Adik that Russian troops took away from its owner – a Ukrainian servicewoman from Mariupol – after she was captured.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
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In this massive operation, however, Allied commanders became uncertain of the location of the doughboys of the Lost Battalion, who soon fell under attack from both enemy German artillery, as well as friendly fire from the Americans.Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
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Look at the recent backlash against pop singer Róisín Murphy, who is about as threatening a figure as the Pillsbury doughboy.Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
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“Cavalryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalryman. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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