soldier
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Army soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, with using classified information to reap more than $400,000 from bets tied to the timing of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s ouster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
PC Clough had served in the Army, with one man saying he was a "true friend, fantastic soldier and I have no doubt even better police officer".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Behind her the groom, a soldier, quickly answered his phone.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Police said the soldier was on the bridge at the time of the collision, but was not in the car or hit by it, yet entered the water "within minutes" of it happening.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The light burned white, a call begging to be answered, signifying a soldier asking for help.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
She said Mohammed was killed after running away from soldiers patrolling their village of Al-Rihiya, in the south of the occupied West Bank.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
There is a reason America’s soldiers need an independent news source.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Of the 130 eligible soldiers, 44 have signed up for the incentive program so far, Tomko said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
On March 1, 1994, a contingent of 450 UN peacekeepers is deployed to the enclave where the rotation of UN soldiers had previously been held up.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The soldiers glanced around disgustedly at this room filled with women and one old man.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“Even during the depths of Covid, those Hot Pockets soldiered on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
She could barely walk, but soldiered on with a smile for the photographers.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, the artificial-intelligence boom soldiered on, with strong performance spreading well beyond members of the “Magnificent Seven.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
In the hospital, I soldiered through the physical misery of a collapsed lung.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
"It was rough on morale, but we soldiered on. Besides, he won't die."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
A lot of front-line soldiering has to do with individual will and attitude, not body chemistry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
That is not the case in the United States anymore, but our financial markets had been soldiering on anyway.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025
With talent up and down the roster, the No. 7 Trojans have proven themselves capable of soldiering on without their star at her best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
Dismissed for 149 or soldiering on for another milestone next year?
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2024
“Like you, soldiering was in his blood. And like you, he struggled with his destiny.”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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