mercenary
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Over the years, it was sustained by proceeds from the sale of gold to the Gulf region and payments for guarding mines owned by Russia’s mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group, in western Sudan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
According to several sources, he is a former leading mercenary.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
A 26-year-old basketball mercenary at his fifth school, Baker-Mazara is the average age of an NBA player.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
The men were aged 34 and 40, the source said, adding one of them is a former police officer who had worked for Wagner mercenary group.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Anyone, therefore, who wishes to be unable to win should make use of these soldiers, for they are much more dangerous than mercenary troops.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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