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Recent Examples of ranger
Online calendars for reservable tours in some parks show zero availability, a casualty of losing the rangers who led them.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Photos taken by a ranger show the dark-colored fox with silver sprinkled over its face and body contrasting with the snow.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
The Open Space and Mountain Parks rangers notified the Boulder County Sheriff's Office of a deceased female around 10:40 a.m. on Feb. 14.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
That one rhino is poached every 15 hours and that the rangers are losing their lives.
—David Morgan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Photos taken by a ranger show the dark-colored fox with silver sprinkled over its face and body contrasting with the snow.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
The Open Space and Mountain Parks rangers notified the Boulder County Sheriff's Office of a deceased female around 10:40 a.m. on Feb. 14.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
That one rhino is poached every 15 hours and that the rangers are losing their lives.
—David Morgan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranger
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The venture’s immediate goal is to establish a competitive platform that expands the presence of Nautor Swan yachts in the US while supporting American Magic’s ongoing mission to grow the sport and marine industry in the region.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Her Lieutenant Joanne Galloway is the beating heart of the film, ensuring that justice for the two marines accused of murder doesn’t get lost among the pissing contest between Cruise’s cocky lawyer, Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, and Nicholson’s megalomaniacal Colonel Nathan Jessup.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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Michael Douglas, Wall Street Michael Douglas' role in the first Wall Street film as corporate raider Gordon Gekko won him the award for Best Actor in 1988.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Viking Skulls Reveal the Ancient People Were Hardy, but Not Healthy Trading and Settlements During the Viking period, raiders and traders set sail, founding numerous trading hubs and settlements across Europe.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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These are not necessarily easy shot opportunities, so rifle setups need to be accurate and the rifleman needs to posess real skills.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
28 Nov. 2024
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Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.—
Anastacia Galouchka,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2023
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Nov. 2024
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During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Mar. 2024
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Consider the 1976 Entebbe operation, the raid in Uganda by Israeli commandos—and the raid in which the prime minister’s elder brother, Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, was killed: the operation succeeded in rescuing 102 of the 106 hostages held by Palestinian militants.—
Amos Harel,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Jan. 2025
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Nearly a year before Israel said its troops crossed into Lebanon yesterday, small teams of Israeli commandos began operations targeting Hezbollah tunnels, weapons depots and other sites, the official said.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
2 Oct. 2024
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“Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranger. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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