commando
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Baracus, an ex-Army commando fugitive, and as a professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation through the late 1980s, Mr. T is also known for his charitable contributions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"We later understood that there was a commando operation underway."
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
Labuschagne, an ex-South African commando, founded Warm Heart Initiative in response to the clashes that followed the translocation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Still, Makasi rose quickly, becoming a commando instructor training elite units.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
“That’s enough for today,” said her climbing coach, a female commando from the Special Air Service.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
On the way, he connected with another retired general and a group of commandoes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
In a world run by women, these daughter-retrieving commandoes would be at home.
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2022
He and several other residents, and a security official, said Afghan commandoes had launched an operation to clear the insurgents from the city.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2021
"Six-hundred men - military; they had army, commandoes, Royal Air Force, bloodhounds, Anson planes - and they still failed to find the twins."
From BBC ● May 25, 2018
Our commandoes, when driven against them, always had sufficient pluck and courage to cut the wires between them, and so they crossed the lines at almost any point they pleased.
From In the Shadow of Death by P. H. Kritzinger
Video taken after Jando’s arrest shows him being escorted in handcuffs by a squad of Mexican commandos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
On 3 July, after flying from Israel via Kenya, elite commandos landed at Entebbe and launched the operation that lasted less than 90 minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Whereas before, I don’t know if I’m going to get hit with some balcony assessment that these condo commandos are hiding.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron posted a video of the seizure, which showed commandos rappelling from a helicopter onto the ship.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
We pay no attention to any of this, because Stephen is teaching me to see in the dark, as commandos do.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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