exercises

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Restaurant owners here, whose business suffers whenever the regiment is mobilized for exercises, fear they won’t survive a permanent withdrawal of troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"After repair we refer them to physiotherapy colleagues, who help them from the beginning - to do the exercises, teach them to avoid certain things like constipation and how to use their pelvic muscles."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The 19-day Balikatan exercises, meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder" and which wrap up Friday, have involved some 17,000 military personnel including Japanese combat troops for the first time.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

They not only watched how the kids handled scene readings but also acting exercises and the time in between work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

They dug trenches, secured supply lines and were sent out on night exercises that were farcical for the infantrymen because the purpose was never explained and there was a shortage of weapons.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan