active service
noun
: participation in a battle or battles
He saw no active service during his time in the army.
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Minnesota law already prohibits housing discrimination against individuals with active service dogs.
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
President Joe Biden ended the policy and thousands of transgender members of the military have provided active service over the past four years.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 6 May 2025
But legal experts say strategic retirements from active service, based on which party controls the White House instead of other nonpartisan reasons, have grown more common in recent decades.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Cozart told The Seattle Times that Travis Decker had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder after leaving active service.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
President Joe Biden ended the policy and thousands of transgender members of the military have provided active service over the past four years.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 6 May 2025
But legal experts say strategic retirements from active service, based on which party controls the White House instead of other nonpartisan reasons, have grown more common in recent decades.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Cozart told The Seattle Times that Travis Decker had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder after leaving active service.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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“Active service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/active%20service. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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