able-bodied
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The new edition has generated considerable interest in South Korea, where able-bodied men are required to serve between 18 and 21 months in the military, depending on the branch.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
You do not stay out after dark if you're young and able-bodied in Hpa-An, the capital of Myanmar's southern Karen state.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Whatever the case, the percentage of able-bodied Americans in the labor force recently hit the lowest level since the 1970s, except for a brief period during the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The premature absence of millions of able-bodied men from our workforce, combined with the continuing retirement of the Baby Boomers and significant reductions in immigration, bodes ill for the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
In 1936, the Reich Labor Service asked able-bodied BDM girls to volunteer for service upon graduation.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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