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boots

[boots] / buts /
NOUN
heavy, often tall, shoe
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There is little chance the U.S. would contribute to such a fight with boots on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

They wore orange jump suits and rubber boots for protection, most sporting hijabs under their hard hats.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But we were never prepared to put boots on the ground, and the Iranians knew it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Corroborating Oxford’s account, his brother Robert Oxford told police that he had seen Oxford burn his boots while Walters and another man, Andrew Travis, watched.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The boots were tough, made of canvas and sewn with fishing line.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell



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