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Recent Examples of infantry
According to his biography on the Army's website, George received his commission as an infantry officer from West Point in 1988 and deployed during Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
George, a career infantry officer who graduated from West Point, was nominated by former President Biden.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2026
The potential ground operation would reportedly fall short of a full-scale invasion but could involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, the officials were quoted as saying.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The attack was massive, involving nearly 50,000 infantry and cavalry as well as 58 canons.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
George, a career infantry officer who graduated from West Point, was nominated by former President Biden.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2026
The potential ground operation would reportedly fall short of a full-scale invasion but could involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, the officials were quoted as saying.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The attack was massive, involving nearly 50,000 infantry and cavalry as well as 58 canons.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, took part in a preliminary meeting Wednesday with Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief of staff, Iranian state media reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan’s army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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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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The roads of New Orleans are cluttered with serried ranks of billboards touting the services of personal-injury lawyers.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite that effort, Angier dies, but a new clone is added to his ranks.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 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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Military under severe strain The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last month diverted a combat battalion from the northern border with Lebanon to the West Bank amid the wartime surge in settler violence.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The cat who died, from a different apartment, was retrieved by firefighters and reunited with its owners, the battalion chief said.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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