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infantry

[in-fuhn-tree] / ˈɪn fən tri /
NOUN
foot soldiers
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Bill Mauldin, an enlisted soldier with the 45th Infantry in Europe during World War II, was also a cartoonist for the 45th Division News and for Stars and Stripes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The text messages also included photos, including one of a Javelin missile system whose serial number matched one that he had signed out from the School of Infantry West, court documents show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The sanctioned Rwandan officials include army chief of staff Vincent Nyakarundi, Ruki Karusisi, commander of the 5th Infantry Division, Mubarakh Muganga, Rwanda's chief of defence staff and Stanislas Gashugi, head of special operations.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Infantry units are full of older men unfit for arduous combat missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"I was in the Seventh Infantry until June nineteen-eighteen. I knew I'd seen you somewhere before."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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