marines
Example Sentences
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If these Marines and soldiers come ashore in Iran, they would face a drone-dominated environment that has little in common with past U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the main threat came from small-arms fire and buried, improvised explosive devices.
Those involved could include the Special Boat Service and the Royal Marines, depending on the level of resistance expected from crews aboard the shadow vessels.
From BBC
An additional 5,000 Marines and thousands of sailors are already en route to the region, where 50,000 more Marines are currently stationed.
From Los Angeles Times
“We’re in a tough spot, ladies and gentlemen, and I can’t identify a lot of good options, even as the ships carrying the Marines are heading for the Gulf,” he added.
From Barron's
Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Fulop quit his job as a Goldman Sachs trader to join the Marines and deploy to Iraq.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
