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Recent Examples of commando
Israeli commando units have captured high-value assets in Lebanon and Syria.
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Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Special operations forces in surveys done in 2015 and more recently, said women did not have the physical or mental strength to serve in elite commando units and doing so could hurt the units’ effectiveness and lower the standards.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Israeli commando units have sneaked across the border into Lebanon in recent days to gather intelligence about Hezbollah’s positions, tunnels, and military infrastructure, according to the New York Times.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
And not a moment too soon, because there is only one more bullet left, which Till uses to save Layton from a commando.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
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Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Special operations forces in surveys done in 2015 and more recently, said women did not have the physical or mental strength to serve in elite commando units and doing so could hurt the units’ effectiveness and lower the standards.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Israeli commando units have sneaked across the border into Lebanon in recent days to gather intelligence about Hezbollah’s positions, tunnels, and military infrastructure, according to the New York Times.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
And not a moment too soon, because there is only one more bullet left, which Till uses to save Layton from a commando.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
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Hobart Police spokesman Assistant Chief Nicholas Wardrip said a school resource officer and patrol officers intercepted the bus about 3 p.m.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The two patrol officers involved in the shooting have each worked for the department for about 4 ½ years.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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What a waste of effort for the rest of the raiders who weren’t a QB today.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Nov. 2024
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One of the militias has a powerful saw that can cut through concrete, enabling them to sneak behind Judicial’s raiders.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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Canine work also includes some of the partnerships that have been the backbone of human-dog coevolution, such as guarding, herding, hunting, and acting as sentry.—
Jessica Pierce,
TIME,
15 Dec. 2024
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About a quarter-mile down the road, two soaring launch towers – one for each launch pad – sit sentry on SpaceX’s launch site as workers mill around.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
18 Dec. 2024
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The infantryman provided first aid to his comrades wounded in the Korean War attack and began helping move those men to safety.—
JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Acting decisively, the infantryman administered first aid to wounded comrades and helped move them to safety.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Space stations and planetary outposts must be designed to last, their components recycled and repurposed.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The commercial galleries Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, and Jeffrey Deitch, each of whom has LA outposts, also contributed.—
Tessa Solomon for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Compact and Lightweight Design: Portability That Delivers Space and weight matter, especially in applications like RV travel, marine adventures, or golf cart performance.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Kyren Lacy, a former wide receiver at LSU and potential 2025 NFL draft pick, is facing felony charges stemming from a Dec. 17 car crash that killed a former marine.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The union ran practice pickets in preparation for a potential strike last week in locations including San Diego and Long Island, New York.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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The suffragists returned four years later for a six-days-a-week, months-long picket, the first in the country’s history.—
Amanda Becker,
Them,
17 Jan. 2025
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From her desk in the South African National Parks ranger station, Phalaborwa section ranger Karien Desmet rises to greet them.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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Park ranger Peter Rea snapped a photo of the animal in action, taking down a Canada goose and feasting on it near a partially frozen lake that’s in view of the visitor center.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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