soldier
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Ellie says she had been desperate to be an infantry soldier.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Former Afghan soldier Haidary Hamedullah risked his life to cross the Channel hoping for a brighter future for his family in Britain, but just weeks later UK authorities expelled him back to France.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
A transgender actor playing a Greek soldier who tricks the Trojans into thinking the wooden horse is really a gift has sparked outrage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Sebastien Piquet, a 50-year-old former soldier, said he was "not too worried" for the moment.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
I asked the French soldier, continuing in French, “Did you hear that? He says you are not to charge.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"In order to save human lives, to save soldiers, there must be robots," Trotsenko told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
There are currently 70 female junior soldiers at the Harrogate site out of a total of 889.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
This year will also bring exercises aimed at testing a decentralized military command structure to ensure soldiers can operate effectively even during a communication blackout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
AFP journalists saw about a dozen armoured military jeeps going into the Qalandia camp, which Israeli soldiers did not allow press or residents to enter, in the occupied West Bank.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Japanese soldiers thoroughly search every person and vehicle that passes through the checkpoints.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“Even during the depths of Covid, those Hot Pockets soldiered on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, the artificial-intelligence boom soldiered on, with strong performance spreading well beyond members of the “Magnificent Seven.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
In the hospital, I soldiered through the physical misery of a collapsed lung.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
Aquino said he was in pain but applied an ice pack and soldiered on through the rest of the game, which the Dodgers ultimately won, 8-5, the news outlet reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
I soldiered on, breathing through my pulled-up shirt and keeping away from the walls and any other ghastly surprises they might’ve harbored.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
As the sensitive, flute-playing heir of the boorish, beer-swilling Frederick William I, the young prince had scant interest in soldiering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
And Snoeijs admits athletes are particularly prone to soldiering on.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
That is not the case in the United States anymore, but our financial markets had been soldiering on anyway.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025
With talent up and down the roster, the No. 7 Trojans have proven themselves capable of soldiering on without their star at her best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
“That’s better. It’s time to review your soldiering lessons.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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