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doughboys

plural of doughboy

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Noun
  • The most recent border flare-up came after five Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion, with the incident prompting Thailand to downgrade diplomatic relations with its neighbor.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In a statement, the Army said that Livelsberger had access to and used a program that provides physical, cognitive and medical care to soldiers.
    Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Just as MBAs worldwide have spawned a managerial caste — the foot soldiers of the corporate world — the reckoning schools produced their own commercial caste.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Like Obama in 2008, Mamdani has mobilized an army of foot soldiers, putting the social in social movement.
    Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Doughboys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughboys. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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