countrymen
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As a traveler, he was straining for an ideal, something still unrealized, that would inspire his countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
When I ask about killing their fellow countrymen on the battlefield, Sergei calls the question "provocative" and does not want to answer.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The couple from Florida was nearing the end of a 10-day island-hop around Greece, one of their first without kids—and they had plenty of company from their countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
All call for their countrymen to fight against tyranny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Later one conquistador reassured his countrymen that they could walk across these Inka inventions “without endangering themselves.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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