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Recent Examples of nonmilitary
Since October 7th, Israel has publicly pledged to spare nonmilitary infrastructure and personnel.
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Separately, the United States should also consider the role of financial sector sanctions in responding to China’s nonmilitary coercion of Taiwan.
—Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2024
Already a large number of nonmilitary NATO personnel have arrived in all three Baltic capitals and turned them into battlegrounds of espionage and diplomacy, resembling Berlin or Vienna during the Cold War.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
The mention of coercion, believed to be a first, refers to China’s use of nonmilitary means to pressure Taiwan, such as cyberattacks and trade restrictions.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Separately, the United States should also consider the role of financial sector sanctions in responding to China’s nonmilitary coercion of Taiwan.
—Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2024
Already a large number of nonmilitary NATO personnel have arrived in all three Baltic capitals and turned them into battlegrounds of espionage and diplomacy, resembling Berlin or Vienna during the Cold War.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
The mention of coercion, believed to be a first, refers to China’s use of nonmilitary means to pressure Taiwan, such as cyberattacks and trade restrictions.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmilitary
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While Chinese officials have not recently released any updates about the two satellites, civilian satellite trackers showed Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 moving closer together before becoming indistinguishable from one another, Ars Technica reported.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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International advocacy group Human Rights Watch, released a detailed report documenting at least 45 drone attacks aimed at civilian targets in Kherson, which lies on the western bank of the Dnipro River, within close range of occupying Russian forces that control the eastern bank.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Soon after Trump took office, senior administration officials rescinded the policy, allowing agents to detain people, including family members, for civil immigration violations at courthouses.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Records have shown that a large share of those currently in detention do not have a criminal record, but civil immigration offenses instead.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmilitary. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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