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Recent Examples of commando
Based on actual events, the movie will chart the story of 30 Greenpeace activists who were detained by Russian commandos for months after a 2013 protest against Arctic drilling.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
The ongoing collaboration, now in its second sponsorship, is an extension of Panerai’s maritime heritage, forged through its creation of high-precision timepieces for the Italian Navy’s underwater commandos.
—Jennifer Lee, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The military adding these troops suggests that the ground operation in Lebanon has exceeded limited commando raids.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
The official said there were limits to what the small teams of special forces — usually between 20 and 40 commandos — were able to achieve in terms of destroying the threat from Hezbollah and that’s why larger forces were ultimately ordered to cross the border yesterday.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
The ongoing collaboration, now in its second sponsorship, is an extension of Panerai’s maritime heritage, forged through its creation of high-precision timepieces for the Italian Navy’s underwater commandos.
—Jennifer Lee, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The military adding these troops suggests that the ground operation in Lebanon has exceeded limited commando raids.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
The official said there were limits to what the small teams of special forces — usually between 20 and 40 commandos — were able to achieve in terms of destroying the threat from Hezbollah and that’s why larger forces were ultimately ordered to cross the border yesterday.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commando
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So far, the two countries have held at least two rounds of joint naval patrols in the Pacific this year.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Since 2006, zero elephant poaching incidents have been recorded, a testament to the effectiveness of the project’s ranger patrols and conservation strategies.Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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The scholar who grew up in Uvalde remembers hearing stories around the dinner table about Anglos and Mexicans, rangers and raiders, soldiers and ranchers whose histories intertwined in South Texas.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Oct. 2024
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There are seven factions to choose from including undead space raiders, killer clowns and cybernetic marauders.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Perfectly conical volcanic peaks, dusted in snow, rise like sentries across the horizon.Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Three-story red brick buildings stand like sentries and slides and swings adorned the front yards of nearby homes.Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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An Army infantryman, Charlie fought in the largest and bloodiest battle of the war, the Battle of the Bulge.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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Along with the generals and the paratroopers, the pilots and the infantrymen, spare a thought for the young Irish woman who may have played the most important role of all in making the D-Day landings a success.Danica Kirka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
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That was the directive given to Hannes Peer when designing The Manner, a new Manhattan hotel and the first outpost of an ultra-luxurious concept from the hospitality group Standard International.Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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The location is also home to the first outpost of Café Utopia Drei Berge, the culinary offshoot of the luxurious Swiss mountain retreat Drei Berge Hotel that Touhami bought and revamped last year out of his passion for mountains and hiking.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each year, millions of tons of waste harm marine ecosystems.Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Kai Ryssdal: In other words, warfighters, mostly young marines, come into the lab and do both physical and mental stress tests under what might fairly be called extreme conditions.Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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The picket is not a work stoppage, but nurses and other health care workers plan to participate on their own time, the union said in a statement emailed to the Free Press.Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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An informational picket informs the public of the issues concerning the union.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
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But a national park ranger in Montana says that Sheehy actually shot himself at a park in the state in 2015.Stephen Neukam, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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The drowning of a Voyageurs National Park ranger last month underscores the danger.Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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