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mercenaries

NOUN
person who fights, kills for money
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The Saudis countered with an air campaign and ground force composed of Yemeni pro-government paramilitary factions, Saudi and Emirati troops and mercenaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Despite trumpeting pan-African and pro-independence messages, all three have welcomed Russian mercenaries to help fight jihadists loyal to either Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State group, who have run rampant across the three countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

A band of Greek mercenaries were stranded without provisions or protection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

There’s the coalition warfare, the mercenaries and the overseas adventurism.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

They would need mercenaries, so officers recruited men from militias made up of squatters from Kentucky.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz


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