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service

[sur-vis] / ˈsɜr vɪs /


NOUN
time in military operation
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As for the federal government, independent analyses by Grassroots Wildland Firefighters and NPR found that Forest Service wildfire mitigation work is on the decline amid federal staffing cuts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Robert Tollast, land warfare expert at the Royal United Service Institute, told BBC Verify that some brigades were estimated to need up to 1,000 tonnes of fuel, food, ammunition and other key supplies every day.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The shield goes far beyond what other taxpayers typically get when resolving disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Both venues are National Park Service land and are administered by the agency.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

When speaking to me directly, the Secret Service agents almost always called me “ma’am.”

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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