militiaman

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Recent Examples of militiaman Israel launched airstrikes on Syria on Wednesday and threatened to strike government forces there if clashes persisted between pro-government fighters and militiamen from the Druse minority. Euan Ward, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 When the smoke cleared, eight American militiamen were dead, and the world would never be the same. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Somali leaders estimated that the battle killed 312 of their militiamen and citizens and injured 814 others. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for militiaman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militiaman
Noun
  • The appeals court ruled that the president can keep control of the guardsmen while legal proceedings in the case continue.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • While speaking with the press, Vance defended the administration’s controversial use of the California National Guard in Los Angeles after a federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to maintain control over thousands of guardsmen.
    Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But the courts are saying no and are not afraid, showing the spirit of those long-ago minutemen.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Local media have linked some of the attacks to a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a once-powerful guerrilla group, per BBC and NBC News.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 11 June 2025
  • While Chávez consistently denied involvement in drug trafficking, his administration fostered ties with guerrilla organizations and was accused of shielding FARC leaders and cocaine shipments.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Born in Chicago in 1930, Libin served two years in the army and went on to graduate from Columbia University on the GI Bill.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 June 2025
  • But gastrointestinal absorption of the drug can be thwarted by GI troubles, which the man had.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025

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