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Recent Examples of nonmilitary
China has also increasingly sought to coerce Taiwan through nonmilitary means.
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Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Kevin Henderson, a nonmilitary War Department employee, was scheduled for neck surgery in early November.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Argentina reflects a worst-case scenario of how the military can absorb practices from nonmilitary agents that erode its professionalism.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
How did a nonmilitary crew capture and imprison a Xenomorph in the first place?
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Kevin Henderson, a nonmilitary War Department employee, was scheduled for neck surgery in early November.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Argentina reflects a worst-case scenario of how the military can absorb practices from nonmilitary agents that erode its professionalism.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
How did a nonmilitary crew capture and imprison a Xenomorph in the first place?
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmilitary
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei accused the United States of deliberately striking civilian infrastructure that supplied drinking water to more than 20,000 residents in 10 villages.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 June 2026
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Rights advocates say Abu Safiya’s case underscores the opaque detention of at least 14 Gaza doctors in Israeli prisons, as the war’s staggering civilian toll fuels international scrutiny of Israel’s conduct.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The international airport in General Santos was temporarily shut due to the earthquake, and 17 domestic flights were canceled, civil aviation officials said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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All ships in this class are named after renowned American civil and human rights leaders and activists.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmilitary. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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