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also counterguerillas
as in guerrillas
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In a mountain town controlled by guerrillas, flags hidden for years out of fear reappeared on rooftops.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
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Armed with quantitative and qualitative data, matrix members regularly meet with stakeholders – including victims, former guerrillas and politicians – to assess the status of implementation and to identify areas that need to be prioritized.—
Josefina Echavarria Alvarez,
The Conversation,
3 Dec. 2025
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Keyboard warriors sent a slew of vile and threatening messages directly to Vann or posted online.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Seconds later, there was our reserved little boy, jumping his heart out next to a group of six-foot-something Maasai warriors.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the song’s video, a now familiar montage of protests and lockdown notices is intercut with shots of Mount Rushmore and soldiers waving flags.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Credit still flows to soldiers and sailors.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Two years ago, state troopers and Austin and university police arrested 136 University of Texas students at two pro-Palestinian protests.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Figueroa, who was identified as the driver of the Impala, could not be found when troopers arrived, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian officials said 150 Ukrainian servicemen and seven civilians returned from Russian captivity.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian officials said 150 Ukrainian servicemen and seven civilians returned from Russian captivity.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Drone task force security model Haiti National Police Director Andre Jonas Vladimir Paraison said gang leaders are running and hiding while deploying their foot soldiers to the front lines.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Congress has become the president’s foot soldiers.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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