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Recent Examples of spearman
And while the lone spearman's attack may have been futile at the time, the tactic has been since been vindicated by history.
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David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 14 Jan. 2019
David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 14 Jan. 2019
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Using this twisting technique, flexible ropes could be fashioned that the team believes could meet the needs of experienced archers.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
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Yi was successful and saved humanity, and to thank the hero, the moon gods gave the archer two elixirs granting him everlasting life.Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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Perhaps they were rejected earlier under Ohio’s regular unemployment system and didn’t realize a new one is now available for lower-wage workers and people such as free-lancers who report income on IRS 1099 forms.Rich Exner, cleveland, 4 June 2020
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The empire specializes in magic, the kingdom focuses on lancers, while the alliance touts the best archers.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 July 2019
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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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In 2012, at a news conference about the Kent State shooting, Dean Kahler, a protester confined to a wheelchair since that day, implored the guardsmen to help resolve the mystery.Brian VanDeMark, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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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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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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When a wagon train of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California passed through the area, Mormon militiamen surrounded the group and brutally slaughtered more than 100 men, women, and children.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Tens of thousands of mostly Shiite militiamen — from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and as far away as Pakistan and Afghanistan — flocked to Sayedah Zainab’s rundown neighborhoods, transforming a pilgrimage site into a military zone.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Spearman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spearman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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