volunteer
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The tomb is patrolled at all times by soldiers who volunteer for the job and undergo "a strict selection process and intensive training," according to cemetery's website.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Villegas, who will turn 32 this week, credits an army of volunteer canvassers, who prioritized reaching out to people who did not have a history of voting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
The volunteer was hospitalised with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
During a recent cleanup around Western Avenue and 3rd Street, volunteers passed at least three overflowing cans with litter piled around them, said volunteer Tam Phan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
She’s probably thinking, I’ll never let kids volunteer here again.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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Today, the group has more than 130,000 members and has proven an electoral force, with legions of volunteers helping elect candidates nationwide to state and local office.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Plantlife Scotland worked with Forestry and Land Scotland, NatureScot and volunteers to rescue the plants.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Addressing residents, staff and volunteers in Spanish, Leo said disabled people were "not a burden on society" but "a blessing."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
The school gymnasium was more chaotic, with voters and volunteers, than it has been in many election moons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The recruiter was looking for twelve volunteers from Moscow University.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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After her partner proposed from her hospital bedside, staff on the Tegid Ward volunteered to pull together a celebration that included flowers, decorations, a harpist, food, cake and Heginbothom's beloved horses Ozzy and Quiosque.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
"One of them showed symptoms seven days after arriving and was admitted to the Ebola treatment centre," said Bakikula, who volunteered to work at the facility after surviving Ebola herself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Gonzales-Torres, 31, previously worked as a part-time counselor for formerly incarcerated Pasadena City College students, interned in Mayor Karen Bass’s administration and volunteered on the Metro Public Safety Advisory Committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Gehlen, who was sponsored by the Americans, volunteered a trove of intelligence on the Soviet Union amassed under the Nazis and went on to recruit members of the SS and the Gestapo who evaded denazification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But like so many thousands of other women who volunteered for battle, even Marina Raskova’s application was rejected.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Goher Rahbour, a British surgeon volunteering at the Hospital, told AFP that Palestinian doctor Rizeq Abu Sheikh, with whom he had conducted a surgery Wednesday evening, was among those killed in the strike Thursday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Among their claims, the campaign shared a photo of a USC student volunteering for Ugarte’s campaign delivering a stack of ballots to a drop box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Isaac - who his twin brother Jacob Valdez describes as an intelligent man who loved volunteering and helping the elderly - died on 26 August 2026 when doctors turned off his life support.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
She took some classes, traveled with friends and eventually began volunteering.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
In addition to volunteering at the homeless shelter, he gets grades that land him on the honor roll every quarter.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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