the Marines
noun
: the part of a country's military forces that includes soldiers who serve on a ship or are closely associated with a naval force : the U.S. Marine Corps or the British Royal Marines
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The Highway Patrol notified the Marines of the incident and the military ceased firing live rounds.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
About three dozen protesters also showed up outside the main gate at Camp Pendleton, where Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watched an amphibious assault demonstration to celebrate the Marines’ 250th birthday.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Vought’s father, Thurlow, served in the Marines and worked as an electrician.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
The show stars Miles Heizer as a closeted Louisiana teenager who enlists in the Marines and is based on the memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
About three dozen protesters also showed up outside the main gate at Camp Pendleton, where Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watched an amphibious assault demonstration to celebrate the Marines’ 250th birthday.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Vought’s father, Thurlow, served in the Marines and worked as an electrician.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
The show stars Miles Heizer as a closeted Louisiana teenager who enlists in the Marines and is based on the memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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“The Marines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marines. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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