rifleman
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Bek Ismailov, a 60-year-old rifleman visiting the parade, told AFP he wanted a "Russia without war".
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
“During rotations, unfortunately, there are a lot of losses, the most losses,” said a 52-year-old rifleman known by his call sign Psycho.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Before becoming a politician he left the British Army as a rifleman to earn a living as the owner a jiu-jitsu gym in Swindon.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
He came overland from New Mexico with a wagon train expedition called the Rowland Workman party; he was a tailor and a rifleman, both handy skills in the new frontier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
I’d be playing virtual rifleman with groovy Disco Darrin forever.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
The bronze riflemen are unmistakable in their likeness.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
"But we have officers calling for additional resources, everybody that's in the area, tactical teams: We need equipment, we need specialty equipment, we need body armor, we need precision riflemen, negotiators."
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
National anthems of the United States and South Korea were played, and the caskets were given a three-volley salute by U.S. riflemen.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2018
Extras playing riflemen fired their guns to test for volume.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2017
Depending on numerous factors, such as topography and psychology, the riflemen carried anywhere from 12 to 20 magazines, usually in cloth bandoliers, adding on another 8.4 pounds at minimum, 14 pounds at maximum.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
