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Recent Examples of infantry
The system links to cameras and sensors on tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, projecting a 360-degree view through a transparent heads-up display.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The career infantry officer has commanded at every level from platoon to battalion.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team was created in 2016 when the service added more than 200 vehicles to an infantry unit of roughly 4,200 soldiers.
—Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The career infantry officer has commanded at every level from platoon to battalion.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team was created in 2016 when the service added more than 200 vehicles to an infantry unit of roughly 4,200 soldiers.
—Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Unlike some other ethnic armed organizations leading insurgencies against the junta, the KNA is a pro-junta militia formally folded into the army’s command.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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Many Salvadorans and human rights advocates were aghast at the sight of soldiers trying to pressure the lawmakers.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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But overall the goaltending ranks in the league’s bottom three.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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At the order of her mother, who is a General in the military of Navarre, Violet enters the brutal ranks of Basgiath War College, which trains up-and-coming riders through the Graduate or Die method.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to a contingency plan posted by the Pentagon this weekend, all active-duty troops would be required to keep working.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kenyan mission’s failure to stop gangs The future role of Kenya in the new force remains unclear, and the resolution doesn’t say who has committed to deploying military and police troops, or how much the new GSF will cost.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The promo confirms that Burke’s battalion chief Vince died in the memory care building fire where he, along with his wife, Cal Fire Division Chief Sharon (Diane Farr), and his father, retired battalion chief Walter Leone (Jeff Fahey), were trapped with the roof collapsing on them.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Vince's loss appears to have sent ripples throughout the community and left Station 42 looking for a new battalion chief — a job Bode believes is his for the taking.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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