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Recent Examples of infantry
In addition to two Iraq deployments, Sullivan deployed to Zabul, Afghanistan, as a U.S. Army infantry company commander in 2013.
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Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Some Russian channels claim Ukraine infantry troops reached Demidovka.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Franklin John Rock, the character created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, who first debuted in the 1959 DC issue Our Army at War as a WWII infantry soldier.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Annual production of new tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in Russia might total 1,100.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Some Russian channels claim Ukraine infantry troops reached Demidovka.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Franklin John Rock, the character created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, who first debuted in the 1959 DC issue Our Army at War as a WWII infantry soldier.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Annual production of new tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in Russia might total 1,100.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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The Indian army said in a statement late on Friday that drones were sighted in 26 locations across a wide area of India's west and northwest from Kashmir and states bordering Pakistan to the edge of the Arabian Sea.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Taylor Swift probably wants to use her army of 35-year-old white women to get access to the nuclear codes.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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According to The Moscow Times, Adam has received at least 16 state awards and has served as his father's chief bodyguard and an observer for a rifle battalion under the Russian Defense Ministry since 2023.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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One battalion meets the time requirement some of the time; two others consistently fail to meet it.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2025
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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