as in veterans
a person with long experience in a specified area
a warhorse who's survived far nastier campaigns in his long political career
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veterans
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Bishop acquired the property, intending to preserve the inactive cemetery as a memorial site for the military veterans buried there, some dating back to the Civil War.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
There’s also a new exemption for veterans who have a 100% disability rating, though the application for that will not be available from the state until after July 1.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Warhorses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorses. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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