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Recent Examples of reservist
Its military forces, and reservist combat troops in particular, are approaching exhaustion in the country’s longest and most perpetually undecided fight.
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Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
At Contenders, Vindman expressed concern to Deadline’s Matthew Carey that reservists could be weaponized by future presidents.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
For months, journalists and nongovernmental organizations had reported systematic abuses at the base, and on July 29, Israel’s military police detained ten Israeli reservists on suspicion of raping one of the prisoners.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The mobilization meant citizens with military experience were subject to conscription and that military reservists could be called up.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
At Contenders, Vindman expressed concern to Deadline’s Matthew Carey that reservists could be weaponized by future presidents.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
For months, journalists and nongovernmental organizations had reported systematic abuses at the base, and on July 29, Israel’s military police detained ten Israeli reservists on suspicion of raping one of the prisoners.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The mobilization meant citizens with military experience were subject to conscription and that military reservists could be called up.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservist
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On October 6, advancing Russian troops overran a position in the town held by the Ukrainian national guard’s Kara Dag Brigade—and captured four guardsmen.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
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Each team consists of five guardsmen, two Humvees and communications equipment, according to the release.—
Thomas Saccente,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Jiang was a 26-year-old Yale graduate student, an Army veteran, and, his friends say, a man of faith who volunteered with the homeless.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Both were veteran criminalists who had assisted local law enforcement agencies processing complex crime scenes and prosecuting major crimes.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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With bounty hunters hot on her trail, Sara hires a taciturn stranger named Isaac (Taylor Kitsch) to guide them to safety, which proves elusive in a region where the Army, Native Americans, Mormon militiamen and other settlers are locked in a battle for control.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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At the very least, going public could make militiamen more suspicious of each other.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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Even lowly conscripts are being blamed for enabling crimes — whether or not that is true.—
Raja Abdulrahim,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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In May, Rohingya soldiers grabbed conscripts at gun- or knife-point.—
Adam Ferguson,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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This means that compared to other breads, sourdough is low on the glycemic index (GI), a classification system that ranks carbohydrate-rich foods on a scale of 0-100 according to their impact on blood sugar levels.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
28 Jan. 2025
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For instance, individuals with certain gastrointestinal (GI) conditions may find white bread easier to digest.2 How Do the Bread Types Differ?—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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Building a roster, and a team, is a one-year venture; coaches who sell earning a diploma and a four-year experience to a recruit are begging to be fired.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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How this window ends with Cunha going or not and vital new recruits may well determine the outcome .It all feels sadly depressing with very little in the future to be optimistic about with these dreadful owners .—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them.—
Jennifer Johnson,
chicagotribune.com,
12 Nov. 2019
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Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states’ stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart.—
Steele Brand,
Time,
20 Sep. 2019
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