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Recent Examples of nonmilitary
Already a large number of nonmilitary NATO personnel have arrived in all three Baltic capitals and turned them into battlegrounds of espionage and diplomacy, resembling Berlin or Vienna during the Cold War.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
The mention of coercion, believed to be a first, refers to China’s use of nonmilitary means to pressure Taiwan, such as cyberattacks and trade restrictions.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
In February 1942, Alfred Stanford, commodore of the Cruising Club of America, one of the country’s leading amateur sailing groups, sent a proposal to the Navy to use nonmilitary sailing vessels for anti-submarine patrols and rescue operations.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Moscow may also be more willing to engage in nonmilitary cooperation projects, potentially even subsidizing such joint ventures.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
The mention of coercion, believed to be a first, refers to China’s use of nonmilitary means to pressure Taiwan, such as cyberattacks and trade restrictions.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
In February 1942, Alfred Stanford, commodore of the Cruising Club of America, one of the country’s leading amateur sailing groups, sent a proposal to the Navy to use nonmilitary sailing vessels for anti-submarine patrols and rescue operations.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Moscow may also be more willing to engage in nonmilitary cooperation projects, potentially even subsidizing such joint ventures.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmilitary
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The civilian death and injury toll out of India has yet to be widely reported.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The civilian killings have provoked widespread outrage and condemnation in India and around the world.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Coleman, a reverend and attorney, who devoted his life to fighting civil injustices and easing the burdens of those around him, died on May 9 from leukemia.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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They wed in a civil ceremony in the Farbers’ Brooklyn Heights apartment on Aug. 28, 2004.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmilitary. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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