troop
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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 extended some Middle East troop deployments into 2027 as the conflict drags on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
While diplomatic gaps remain, Abuja has found common ground with Washington in increasing military cooperation, including with a US troop deployment to Nigeria and a major joint operation against Islamic State fighters in May.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“It will make troop movement difficult,” said Tidings.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
In the past, American troops were mobilised from Okinawa to participate in conflicts such as the 1990 Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
It is home to several US military bases and tens of thousands of American troops.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Federal troops were patrolling Mekelle and manning key institutions on Sunday, a local journalist told AFP, as communications were restored for the first time in more than a week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
During that war, British troops famously burned down the White House in retaliation.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Japanese propaganda also targeted American troops who were stationed in the Philippines.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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
The teams trooped off with the score 12-12 at half-time, but Griffin complained to referee Chris Kendall and was shown the yellow card.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2023
The colour, or regimental flag, which was trooped in the ceremony belongs to the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
From Reuters ● Jun. 17, 2023
When they finally got the shell onto the dock, the boys trooped back onto the Manhattan, their serge coats soggy and their straw hats starting to droop, and waited for the formal disembarking.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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"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
“Imagine my bewilderment in New York last week when I noticed that the fashion tribe trooping round the shows had their hands free,” she wrote.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
"It's not a great start to the morning I'm not going to lie, but what can you do?" she asks before trooping off in the direction of the bus stop.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2022
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
Thus Eurylokhos; and they murmured ‘Aye!’ trooping away at once to round up heifers.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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