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also counterguerilla
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In Colombia, an 18-year-old visits her estranged mother — a former guerrilla turned bride-to-be — hoping to find a revolutionary heroine but instead encounters silence, regret and love unspoken.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Petro has sought to negotiate with Colombian guerrilla groups, but the strategy has so far failed to reduce violence or cocaine production, Bloomberg wrote.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
19 Oct. 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 moons, observed from 2019 to 2021 at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, were placed into subgroups within two categories of Saturnian irregulars; the Inuit group contains the Kiviuq and Siarnaq subgroups, and the Norse group contains the Phoebe, Mundilfari, and Kari subgroups.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
17 Mar. 2025
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Chapter narrators alternate between a homing pigeon and a soldier whose futures intersect in the most terrible of war offensives in France.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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After the speeches came Ukrainian songs, poems, tributes to soldiers, and, of course, the national anthem.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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The covers of her upcoming albums depict Pausini as a warrior in silver clothing on the Italian album, and in a light, veiled dress on the Spanish version.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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Likewise, Carr’s credentials will be examined in detail against a pass rush that’s earned the Trojans their warrior reputation this term.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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West Memphis police took over the pursuit with assistance from state troopers, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lichtman previously said Mascia was suffering from an undiagnosed mental health problem at the time of the shooting and that the former trooper has been undergoing treatment.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The manpower shortages compelled the War Department not only to rethink its policy of barring Black GIs from combat, but to cut back the number of servicemen stationed stateside, retaining only those disqualified for overseas duty by age or physical condition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Unverified image of a Russian serviceman holding a Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone on August 6, 2024.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Counterguerrilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterguerrilla. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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