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soldier

[sohl-jer] / ˈsoʊl dʒər /


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"Currently there is no replacement for Syrskyi in the army," Andrii, a former front-line soldier now working in the General Staff told us.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

A US soldier is facing federal charges for using classified information to bet on online prediction markets related to the operation in January to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

Khalife was found guilty of spying but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax at the Army barracks where he had been based as a soldier.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“Putting on the Mexican jersey this time took on a different meaning,” said Leny Hernandez, 32, a businessman and former combat soldier, after Mexico’s elimination from the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

His reputation as a fierce soldier began during a hard-fought war against the Creeks, a native nation allied with the British.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Chief among the "fossils", in the eyes of some of the soldiers who responded to our requests, is Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the austere 60-year-old commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Women have been serving for decades now, including in front line roles, even if they were only legally recognized as combat soldiers in 2013.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

She said in her resignation letter last year that the leak was meant to counter a smear campaign by critics who opposed investigating soldiers during wartime.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Some of the cars were towed while soldiers were serving overseas, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

We must walk past so many armed soldiers.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

“Even during the depths of Covid, those Hot Pockets soldiered on.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

But I gamely soldiered back into the sunlight and onto the pathways that line the National Mall, each ginger step kicking up dust.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, the artificial-intelligence boom soldiered on, with strong performance spreading well beyond members of the “Magnificent Seven.”

From MarketWatch Dec. 31, 2025

The third Test was a difficult night, but he soldiered on.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2025

Despite their protests, all the other churches did the same with the exception of the Roman Catholics, the Seventh-Day Adventists, and the United Jewish Reform Congregation — who soldiered on without state aid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

As the sensitive, flute-playing heir of the boorish, beer-swilling Frederick William I, the young prince had scant interest in soldiering.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

That is not the case in the United States anymore, but our financial markets had been soldiering on anyway.

From Slate Apr. 8, 2025

An accomplished journalist for a New Yorker-style publication with a specialty in culture and race, he’s a lapsed Muslim, unattached and mourning his late father but soldiering on.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2025

"He might have his moments but right now he is still soldiering on," Jonas said.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2025

Then he spoke of his soldiering days, fighting alongside the Black Prince in Gascony and Brittany.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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