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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The opening of the facility was a joint effort between the Marine Corps and Army.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Clark, who has a law degree, owns an e-commerce company and serves in the Marine Corps Reserve, has a 35-employee company called Homeland that manages his commercial real estate portfolio.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Buzzell served eight months in Iraq and Kuwait before being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2009.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Her father was an armor officer in the Marine Corps.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Clark, who has a law degree, owns an e-commerce company and serves in the Marine Corps Reserve, has a 35-employee company called Homeland that manages his commercial real estate portfolio.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Buzzell served eight months in Iraq and Kuwait before being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2009.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Her father was an armor officer in the Marine Corps.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“The Marine Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marine%20Corps. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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