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Recent Examples of gendarmerie
On Monday, a faction of the paramilitary gendarmerie supporting the protests also took control of the gendarmerie at a formal ceremony in the presence of senior government officials, a Reuters witness said.
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CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The Paris prosecutor's office in a statement Friday announced the opening of the investigation and said that a branch of the French gendarmerie is conducting the inquiry.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
But the Bezaris have the gendarmerie on their side.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The Paris prosecutor's office in a statement Friday announced the opening of the investigation and said that a branch of the French gendarmerie is conducting the inquiry.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
The gendarmerie eventually became the Forces Armées d’Haiti or FADH.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
But the Bezaris have the gendarmerie on their side.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarmerie
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Prisoners exchanged Russia's Defense Ministry said that a prisoner swap Saturday brought home 175 of its soldiers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Another work from this era, Veterans Day (2016), features a flow of musical notes that surround a framed newspaper article about the conviction of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the American war in Vietnam and an old photograph of soldiers raising their fists.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Japan agreed on April 18 on a deal to provide Australia's navy with the first of almost a dozen stealth frigates, part of a wider military build up by Canberra aimed at boosting its long-range firepower to deter China.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Israeli military says one of its soldiers, Sgt Maj Barak Kalfon, was killed when his engineering vehicle ran over a bomb.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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This is a very powerful operation; our troops are operating along the front lines and at depth.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The PathMaster capability ensures that supply lines remain open and that troops can maneuver effectively, which directly impacts mission success.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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In one strike in Baghdad’s upscale Jadriya neighborhood, three Guard advisers were killed at a house used as their headquarters during a meeting, according to the second militia official.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah, Hamas, and various militia networks in Iraq operate as extensions of Iranian influence, funded in part by these opaque energy revenues.—
Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Robert Roberts and his wife Iris White chronicle much, including Black servicemen who came back from the war with European brides.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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For much of the 20th century in the United States, tattoos were associated with rebellion and criminality — linked to prisoners, gangs and subcultures, as well as servicemen like sailors and soldiers.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Moscow is not about to waste vital resources in airpower, weaponry or soldiery on peripheral endeavors such as supporting Assad or the Mullahs.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
1 Dec. 2024
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The regional agency manages payroll services for more than 150,000 employees across 100 school districts, community colleges and charter schools in Los Angeles County, according to its website.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Their goal was to limit reductions in services and avoid being forced to lay off at least 400 city workers.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarmerie. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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