mercenary
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He resurfaced later on social-media posts from the front lines, standing next to a Russian wearing the military patch of the Wagner mercenary group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Last November, the South African government said it had received distress calls from the group of men who had joined mercenary forces in the conflict.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
The men were aged 34 and 40, the source said, adding one of them is a former police officer who had worked for Wagner mercenary group.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Those glimpses of humanity had a way of rendering the mercenary atmosphere in the tent city incredibly disorienting—almost unreal.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
The mercenary brought up his injured hand and grabbed the tip of the sword, moving with such sudden speed that the metal rang dully with the contact.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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