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Recent Examples of ranger
The body of the unnamed 24-year-old hiker was discovered in Big Bend National Park in Texas on Monday after an aerial and ground search by National Park Service rangers and U.S. Border Patrol.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The Buffalo Soldiers' contributions — from westward expansion to serving as the first national park rangers — are often overlooked.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
But a national park ranger in Montana says that Sheehy actually shot himself at a park in the state in 2015.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
The drowning of a Voyageurs National Park ranger last month underscores the danger.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The Buffalo Soldiers' contributions — from westward expansion to serving as the first national park rangers — are often overlooked.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
But a national park ranger in Montana says that Sheehy actually shot himself at a park in the state in 2015.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
The drowning of a Voyageurs National Park ranger last month underscores the danger.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
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From academy footballers to rejection, reflection, the marines… and The Athletic Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr pregnancy: What are WSL's rules on maternity and parental leave?New York Times, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Each year, millions of tons of waste harm marine ecosystems.Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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While raiders still rampaged, the Tonkawa more than doubled the number of the city's defenders.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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More than 800 years ago, raiders threw a dead body into a well outside a Norwegian castle.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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These are not necessarily easy shot opportunities, so rifle setups need to be accurate and the rifleman needs to posess real skills.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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The young couple were separated by WWII in 1943, when Bennett fought as an Army rifleman in battles in Normandy, northern France and the Rhineland, according to his military records.Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
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Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
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Adewale served as a field-artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
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Israeli commando units have captured high-value assets in Lebanon and Syria.Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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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
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“Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranger. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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