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also counterguerilla
as in guerrilla
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Noun
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Once on scene, the teens film the gathering themselves, posting videos and creating something akin to guerrilla advertising for the next takeover.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026 -
The discovery occurred in Mogok, Myanmar’s gem-mining heartland, which remains volatile due to ongoing civil war and has recently changed control between guerrilla forces and the military.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Some galaxies, known as irregulars, don't fit neatly into either mold.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The existence of the irregulars raises an important question: How small can a galaxy get?—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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The clinic was close to the partition, where Israeli soldiers often fired their weapons.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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During the hike, one of the soldiers fell into the ocean.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Sonja Shaw, 43, the school board president of Chino Valley Unified, has achieved a public profile as a MAGA culture warrior.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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From exile in Amsterdam, filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi reflects on his family nickname, Paikar, the Persian word for warrior.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, said the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF, launched two drone strikes on Al-Jabalain Hospital in the White Nile province, hitting an operating theater and a maternity ward.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Among them was the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, creating a power vacuum largely filled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful paramilitary, political and economic group.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Once troopers arrived, Williams raised the firearm and pointed it toward police before Blanchette shot and killed her, the report said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Authorities said a Massachusetts State Police trooper and an armed civilian — described as a former Marine licensed to carry — confronted the suspect as people fled their vehicles and sought cover.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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Russian servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Making the lives of Idahoans affordable, fixing healthcare, helping farmers produce affordable food and still make a living, saving our public lands and national forest for future generations, and making sure vets, servicemen and women and seniors are not used as pawns in political games.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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Agamemnon would be a big muscle, like a pectoral, but Psoas is an unknown foot soldier.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Fans became zealous cultural foot soldiers, streaming, voting and building global communities on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Counterguerrilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterguerrilla. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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