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soldier

[sohl-jer] / ˈsoʊl dʒər /


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Behind her the groom, a soldier, quickly answered his phone.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

"It was a huge logistical challenge," Jakob, another German soldier, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

To add insult to Artyom's many injuries, the wounded Russian soldier in the bed opposite was paid five times as much.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Since she was raised to be a good soldier, she took it all in stride.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

He shows the soldier a photo of his parents.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

That procedure, they argued, would result in “Christa involuntarily reliving the worst moments of her life, much like traumatized soldiers when they return from a war zone.”

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Will Harry, who served in Afghanistan, be offered a role in the Remembrance Sunday events for fallen soldiers this November?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Experts have cited a number of obstacles to holding such a vote, including how soldiers, millions of Ukrainian refugees and people from occupied territories would vote, as well as disinformation threats from Russia.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The previous year, Harry founded the international Invictus Games for wounded soldiers, which still holds annual events.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

In the central foyer of the police station with half a dozen German soldiers looking on.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

As investigators soldiered on, the global interest in the case, and the celebrity of Guthrie's daughter, likely didn't help matters, experts said.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

“Even during the depths of Covid, those Hot Pockets soldiered on.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

But I gamely soldiered back into the sunlight and onto the pathways that line the National Mall, each ginger step kicking up dust.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, the artificial-intelligence boom soldiered on, with strong performance spreading well beyond members of the “Magnificent Seven.”

From MarketWatch Dec. 31, 2025

I soldiered on, breathing through my pulled-up shirt and keeping away from the walls and any other ghastly surprises they might’ve harbored.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

In the two months since the Strait of Hormuz was closed, many of the world’s major economies have been soldiering on.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 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

"He might have his moments but right now he is still soldiering on," Jonas said.

From BBC Mar. 6, 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

So we were put through every conceivable refinement of parade-ground soldiering till we often howled with rage.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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