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foot soldier

NOUN
soldier who fights on foot
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Friend of AI: Iraklis Pappas, global head of AI at Colgate-Palmolive, is a foot soldier in an increasingly high-stakes battle taking place across American corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

But support for Tillman and the way he showed the vulnerabilities of Mr. Milchick, Lumon’s most loyal foot soldier, has built steadily throughout the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025

"He was an enthusiastic foot soldier in that conspiracy," Erik Kenerson, a prosecutor, told the judge on Friday.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

He has instead been described by some journalists as "a foot soldier".

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2023

With his bishop, he took a straggling foot soldier.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri


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