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[troop] / trup /




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The BBC has not yet been able to independently verify any of the reported troop movements.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

I read such stories aloud and adhered to commanding officers’ warnings to keep “notes to the boat” free of any references to stress at home, lest we lower troop morale.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

He estimates that arms sales to Russia and the troop deployment have netted the impoverished country close to $10bn.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has already extended some Middle East troop deployments into 2027, The Wall Street Journal has reported, providing Trump with military options as the conflict drags on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Now that the troop was close to the sleeping cliff, the animals spread out and applied themselves to digging in the soil.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

McDaniel is not only trying to rally his troops, but he’s also working to maximize his makeshift offensive line’s strengths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

US-based conflict monitor Acled said "Eritrean troops and ammunition" in Adigrat were hit by "multiple drone strikes" overnight.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Asmara's troops crossed the border this week and were positioned around the Ethiopian city of Adigrat in northern Tigray, multiple sources have told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

North Korean troops crossed the line nine times in 2024, but that surged to 50 times this year, according to a South Korean lawmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He knew of farms in rural areas where there were few occupying troops.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Each year, a different regiment's colours are trooped, with this year's being the Grenadier Guards.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

After some cheese and crackers and forced bonhomie, we all trooped back to our desks and then commuted home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Soon, their third-grade “reading buddies” trooped in from a classroom down the hall, and the group settled in to make some art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025

Dozens of residents trooped to the vicinity where some of the injured were being treated in ambulances.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Once they had all been deemed smart enough, they trooped out into the sunny backyard to await the visitors.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

"People are trooping to the Hakimpur border check-post since Tuesday after hearing that crossover to Bangladesh is possible from this outpost," senior state police official Subrata Saha told AFP at the site.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

The heads of global banks have been trooping through, visiting its stock exchanges, buying property and hiring new staff.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2024

We're speaking on the morning after his ninth wedding anniversary, and there are builders trooping through the kitchen, so you'd forgive the singer if he was a little distracted.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2023

But before the coronavirus outbreak sealed its borders, North Korea’s state media reported on a steady stream of select foreign diplomats, academics, journalists and delegations trooping up to the capital, Pyongyang.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2020

Just after sunrise, Rat said, she came trooping in through the wire, tired-looking but cheerful as she dropped her gear and gave Mark Fossie a brisk hug.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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