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also counterguerillas
as in guerrillas
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The selective application of trafficking claims The narco-terrorism label was selectively applied not only to left-wing guerrillas but to the two communist governments in Latin America.—
Michelle D. Paranzino,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026 -
Sunday’s vote, seen as a referendum on Petro’s policies, comes 10 years after Colombia signed a historic peace pact with guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.—
Raquel Coronell Uribe,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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To follow the Nakasendo is to walk in the footsteps of merchants and warriors, poets and pilgrims—and to write your own story into its centuries-old landscape.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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This is also the time the warriors against mosquitoes in Miami-Dade and Broward go on high alert.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the truce.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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All the other Buzz toys follow suit, dropping into the playground like soldiers descending into battle, and the rest of the kids all excitedly grab one to play with.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The driver then ran north through yards in a nearby neighborhood and was not found after troopers and deputies searched the area with K-9 units and drones, the agency said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The driver refused to stop and troopers gave chase but DPS said the troopers lost sight of the vehicle and called off the chase.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Rivers’ goal is to regenerate the psychic nerves of these shattered servicemen.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Barton’s pseudo-scholarship furnished Christian nationalists with valuable ammunition, but the movement needed foot soldiers.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The result is child foot soldiers hired as hitmen, becoming both the perpetrators of crime and the victims of criminals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Counterguerrillas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterguerrillas. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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