foot soldier
Example Sentences
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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
"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
A Mexican immigrant is a foot soldier in the drive by nonprofits and healthcare providers to close the Latino COVID-19 vaccination gap in Orange County.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Then there were another 20,000 unpaid rank-and-file members, many of whom wanted nothing more than an opportunity to become a foot soldier.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
