front line

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“He’s doing a disservice to the people that are on the front line, that rely on him and his colleagues to give them the parameters of what they can and can’t do,” Doyle added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The Build With Ukraine model “is important to us, because it means additional weapons for our front line, paid for by our partners,” said Oleksandr Kamyshin, Zelensky’s adviser for strategic affairs who oversees military industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Outmatched on the ground by the better-equipped M23 and Rwandan troops, Kinshasa's forces have relied in part on US pressure on Kigali to stabilise the front line, regional specialists and security sources told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

They are expected to engage with WHO teams, visit front line health and mental health programmes and meet World Central Kitchen staff who are co-ordinating food relief for Gaza from Amman.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

And Josiah—if only I had let him continue sleeping on the first day of training, perhaps he wouldn’t have gone to the front line in the first place.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah