gallowglasses

noun

plural of gallowglass
as in gendarmes

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  1. gendarmes
  2. recruits
  3. champions
  4. veterans
  5. conscripts
  6. enrollees
  7. draftees
Noun
  • Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of gendarmes
Noun
  • If nothing else, Patriot Front offers sympathetic groups intent on violence a valuable pool of potential recruits.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • The complaint says that the school has already lost two women’s soccer players and several recruits because of the conference uncertainty.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of recruits
Noun
  • While San Francisco’s bullpen is struggling, Rogers is in the midst of another excellent season after signing a three-year, $37 million deal to join the defending American League champions.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • After opening with a scoreless draw against Cape Verde, the reigning European champions have scored eight goals in the past three games, with Mikel Oyarzabal notching a pair of braces.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of champions
Noun
  • The America250 website lists nonprofit organizations, including those that focus on civic engagement, education, housing, conservation and veterans, that people can donate to.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Two veterans go face to face in Portugal’s match against Croatia in Toronto.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of veterans
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  • Jung also highlighted the South Korean military’s personnel shortage, especially among noncommissioned officers and officers expected to help train new conscripts to use drones.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Diplomatic ties had not yet resumed, and many in Argentina perceived the game as an opportunity to honor the conscripts who died in the war and remind the world of the country’s claim to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.
    — Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
Definition of conscripts
Noun
  • The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets enrollees spread costs into monthly installments rather than paying in full at the pharmacy, now automatically renews for 2026 unless the enrollee opts out.
    — Allison Palmer March 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of enrollees
Noun
  • None of the state’s previous four draftees completed that path.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • Four former draftees are defensemen, ranging from selections in the 2021-2024 draft.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of draftees
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