rifleman
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Bek Ismailov, a 60-year-old rifleman visiting the parade, told AFP he wanted a "Russia without war".
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
In the future, Breuer predicts, “Every rifleman will need to be a drone pilot.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Before becoming a politician he left the British Army as a rifleman to earn a living as the owner a jiu-jitsu gym in Swindon.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
He came overland from New Mexico with a wagon train expedition called the Rowland Workman party; he was a tailor and a rifleman, both handy skills in the new frontier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
The rifleman spat sideways and kicked uselessly at the ferns, dislodging raindrops.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
The bronze riflemen are unmistakable in their likeness.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
"But we have officers calling for additional resources, everybody that's in the area, tactical teams: We need equipment, we need specialty equipment, we need body armor, we need precision riflemen, negotiators."
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
“Tactical teams. We need equipment. We need specialty equipment. We need body armor. We need precision riflemen, negotiators.”
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
National anthems of the United States and South Korea were played, and the caskets were given a three-volley salute by U.S. riflemen.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2018
She dug her fingers in, and Pantalaimon instantly flew to the same spot and became a wildcat, crouched to defend her; but Iorek Byrnison was still, and the riflemen held their fire.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
