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Recent Examples of reservist
Joe Bowser nearly 20 years ago, not long after the Army reservist lost his leg in a rocket attack in Iraq.
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Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
With military fellows assigned to Murkowski’s office and her state director, an Air Force reservist, visiting Sitka with her, they were determined to ensure Minard received recognition.
—Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … FINAL RETURN – Israel confirms identity of elderly hostage, IDF reservist who died defending kibbutz.
—FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
One of the defendants, Benjamin Song — a 32-year-old former Marine Corps reservist who associates described to authorities as a cult-like ringleader who opposes the government on immigration enforcement and on other matters — shot Alvarado Police Department Lt.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
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Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
With military fellows assigned to Murkowski’s office and her state director, an Air Force reservist, visiting Sitka with her, they were determined to ensure Minard received recognition.
—Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … FINAL RETURN – Israel confirms identity of elderly hostage, IDF reservist who died defending kibbutz.
—FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
One of the defendants, Benjamin Song — a 32-year-old former Marine Corps reservist who associates described to authorities as a cult-like ringleader who opposes the government on immigration enforcement and on other matters — shot Alvarado Police Department Lt.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservist
Noun
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The move comes after two West Virginia guardsmen were shot near the White House in November.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
16 Jan. 2026
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The guardsmen killed in Syria last Saturday were Sgt.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Fortune,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Free Home Elementary School in Cherokee County said the two-decade veteran educator and mother of one was placed on administrative leave.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Duties include making sure resident veterans receive the highest standard of medical care, following state laws and meeting specific needs of residents.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This offering from Now contains 10 probiotic strains that have been identified and verified to naturally colonize the human GI tract.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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No one had written about the Black GI as a phenomenon.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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With 20,000 troops and tens of thousands of allied militiamen, Turkey has controlled significant swathes of territory across five northern Syrian provinces since 2016.—
Kamran Bokhari,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.—
Time,
Time,
2 July 2025
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Rehabs throughout South Africa are full of white ex-conscripts.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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In ancient China, Fa Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) takes her ailing father’s place as a conscript by disguising herself as a man to help repel the invading Huns.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
27 Jan. 2026
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If draftees declined to serve, they could be imprisoned.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Safety Calen Bullock, a 2024 third-round selection, has nine career interceptions, the most of any 2024 draftee (two ahead of second-place Lassiter).—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And in a news conference this week, New Orleans’ police superintendent questioned ICE’s arrest of one of the agency’s recruits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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As detailed above, Benfica were off the pace in the league, out of the two Portuguese cups and seemingly heading out of Europe — all with a squad filled with questionable recruits, creaking veterans and unproven kids.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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