soldier
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Former Afghan soldier Haidary Hamedullah risked his life to cross the Channel hoping for a brighter future for his family in Britain, but just weeks later UK authorities expelled him back to France.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Six years later, they’re still talking, and Colleton is a foot soldier in the battle against loneliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Four Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were also killed in the incident, the original cause of which is disputed.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The soldier, who was previously stationed at a factory for army equipment, was allegedly attempting to flee across the border into neighbouring Cameroon.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The soldier hurried to lift the gate, his demeanor that of a dog who had just been beaten, trying to please the master who had beaten it.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
It said it had begun its investigation to find out the identities of the two soldiers, and that anyone who is still missing a relative can search for their names in its database, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Civilians and soldiers, sat behind the wheels of the vehicles, lined up, waiting for the pumps to reopen.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The soldiers are to be buried at the German war cemetery in Budaörs, just outside the Hungarian capital.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
North Korean soldiers have "taken those lessons they learned there and brought them back to North Korea", Colonel Ryan Donald, spokesman for the US and South Korean Combined Forces Command, said on Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
We were all led away, still protesting, by an escort of soldiers.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
“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
Hulu may have wagered that “Killer of Killers” was too brutal for academy voters, but I kinda wish it had followed “KPop’s” lead and soldiered ahead with giving this streaming-only film a for-consideration theatrical release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
She could barely walk, but soldiered on with a smile for the photographers.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
But he had soldiered on the job and the place was deserted.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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
“She really taught us how to be strong,” Douglas said, “to hang in there and keep soldiering on to keep trying to see the good.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
It suits her gift of soldiering through awkward situations with unflappable deadpan.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
It was one of those things that gave you a false feeling of soldiering.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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