soldier
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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
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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
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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
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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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