minuteman

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Recent Examples of minuteman Read more Today, a memorial to that battle stands near Concord’s Old North Bridge, showing a nameless minuteman dropping his plow and picking up a musket. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 And even where the messages were received, would enough of the minutemen and the militia indeed respond quickly enough? — Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026 Leaving the tavern, where minutemen had gathered hours earlier to wait for the British military, Revere heard the first gunshots of the American Revolution ring out. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 There is of course some truth to those who would emphasize the revolutionary nature of the minutemen and soldiers of George Washington's Continental Army. — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 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 From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them. — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
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  1. militiaman
  2. guardsman
  3. guerrilla
  4. GI
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  • Jeff Wilkins, a historical re-enactor from Knoxville, Tennessee, dressed as a colonial militiaman, said attending the celebration was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.
    — Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
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  • Commanders understood that virtually any encounter involving a guardsman could be filmed and turned into a national controversy, potentially damaging an institution that continues to enjoy broad public confidence.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • It was taken inside the Lafitte Hotel on Bourbon Street, at the center of the French Quarter, after a guardsman used the bathroom on Sunday night.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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  • The new president has pledged to intensify military operations and air strikes against guerrilla, drug-trafficking and paramilitary groups, while ending peace negotiations begun under his predecessor, leftist President Gustavo Petro.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Violence has intensified across several regions as criminal organizations and guerrilla groups have expanded their territorial influence over the past several years.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of guerrilla
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  • He was drafted at 18 and, after the war, pursued singing at the American Theatre Wing—an education funded by the GI Bill.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Ranking fourth best in the country were Northwestern’s gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, and pulmonary and lung surgery programs.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
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