soldiering
noun
sol·dier·ing
ˈsōl-jə-riŋ 
ˈsōlj-riŋ
: the life, service, or practice of one who soldiers
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In 1986, O’Brien’s second Esquire story for the eventual book—its title story—depicts soldiering as an act of imagination, of pretending.
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Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
But after this rush of cavalier soldiering and bitter sarcasm comes a sobering moment.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Straight-forward citizenship or even soldiering is not an option.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Around the country, billboards and posters glamorize soldiering.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
But that boost alone wasn’t enough to result in a hoppy pale ale; most of the beer being shipped eastward was darker porter, the libation of the British working and soldiering class.
—Tony Rehagen, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
But there is no heroism, no heart, and very little great soldiering.
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
So the updates are mostly subtle and cosmetic, with the big 5.3-liter V-12 soldiering on for one more year ahead of six-cylinder transplant for 1993.
—Dick Kelley, Car and Driver, 8 July 2023
In this book, a distinguished Scottish historian offers a vivid, if perhaps overly detailed, account of the remarkable successes Scots have enjoyed through the centuries in science, literature, art, business, and soldiering.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
But after this rush of cavalier soldiering and bitter sarcasm comes a sobering moment.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Straight-forward citizenship or even soldiering is not an option.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Around the country, billboards and posters glamorize soldiering.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
But that boost alone wasn’t enough to result in a hoppy pale ale; most of the beer being shipped eastward was darker porter, the libation of the British working and soldiering class.
—Tony Rehagen, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
But there is no heroism, no heart, and very little great soldiering.
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
So the updates are mostly subtle and cosmetic, with the big 5.3-liter V-12 soldiering on for one more year ahead of six-cylinder transplant for 1993.
—Dick Kelley, Car and Driver, 8 July 2023
In this book, a distinguished Scottish historian offers a vivid, if perhaps overly detailed, account of the remarkable successes Scots have enjoyed through the centuries in science, literature, art, business, and soldiering.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Soldiering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldiering. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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