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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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But across the political divide, the bombings are terrifying for many Iranians, with civilian casualities on the rise.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran has repeatedly denied targeting oil infrastructure and other civilian targets in the war, despite its drone and missile fire hitting those sites.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Epoxy resins, meanwhile, serve as structural adhesives and protective coatings, and act as the primary matrix in carbon fiber components for wind turbine blades, aircraft structures, high-end sporting goods, and civil engineering reinforcements.—
Etiido Uko
March 08,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2026
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However, simply being in the country without authorization — for example, after overstaying a visa — is generally a civil violation, according to immigration advocates.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmilitary. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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