the Marine Corps

noun

: the part of the U.S. military that consists of soldiers who serve at sea and also on land

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Prosecutors alleged in the court documents that the violations appeared to date back to the beginning of the company’s contract with the Marine Corps Police Department at Camp Pendleton. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 The senator was a long-serving Marine and retired as a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve. Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Graham Platner, the Marine Corps veteran and oysterman who mounted a quixotic bid for the US Senate in Maine, was used to controversy—headlines had been bad enough already, and his campaign aides spent much of their time dealing with lurid rumors. Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026 Solis joined the Marine Corps in 2012 and served for eight years. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Marine Corps

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“The Marine Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marine%20Corps. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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