doughboys

plural of doughboy

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Noun
  • Two Israeli soldiers were killed in separate incidents, according to their military.
    Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Strikers viewed militiamen and soldiers as strikebreakers, and with the arrival of troops in Chicago, the violence escalated dramatically, as did civilian deaths.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Traffickers recruit young people, including minors, to serve as foot soldiers in their bloody quest to control drug-trafficking routes across Mexico.
    Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • But, as academic mastery has become secondary to political consciousness, students are no longer being molded into informed citizens so much as into ideological foot soldiers.
    Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Doughboys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughboys. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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