veteran
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Platner, a Marine veteran whose blunt anti-establishment message thrilled the progressive grassroots, quit the race after a rape allegation he denies.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
“I’m just trying to get Justice Alito’s vote,” veteran litigator Lisa Blatt said as she was being peppered with technical questions about plea bargains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
As a fellow veteran, I’ve been thinking deeply about the tattoo specifically, and what it meant.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2026
A three-time World Cup veteran and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Cherundolo, 47, had 30 caps with three U.S. junior teams before making his senior debut in 1999.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026
There wasn’t much drama in it for him—he knew that as a one-year veteran he would make the team.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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