soldier
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To do it, Hansen forges forward with all the ardent conviction of an American soldier, clinging to the belief that his definition of good is the greater good, too.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
In an austere look at the price of lies, Ms. Hüller plays a 17th-century European woman who first poses as a male soldier and then claims the inheritance of a dead man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Kojima, whose pioneering "Metal Gear" spy soldier franchise was a key element of the PlayStation's success since the 1990s, has been working on a new project, "Physint".
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Historians have long valued Byfield's first memoir because it provides the unusual perspective of an ordinary British soldier fighting around the Great Lakes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Two others were already in the back seat, a soldier and a woman with a gaunt gray face.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Lee's office explained Ukraine had indicated the soldiers would be mentioned in Zelensky's address, but not the fact of their transfer.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Ukraine is an "open country", added Lytvyn, saying that it would be unusual to hand over the soldiers in secret.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
South Korea has summoned Ukraine's acting ambassador after President Volodymyr Zelensky last week announced his government had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Other parts of the Ukrainian armed forces are using a similar approach to strike logistics and isolate Russian soldiers at the front, reduce Ukrainian casualties, thwart Russian advances and intercept drones, among other key functions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Eventually, one of the Japanese soldiers becomes suspicious.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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“Even during the depths of Covid, those Hot Pockets soldiered on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
In the hospital, I soldiered through the physical misery of a collapsed lung.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
"He's soldiered on for a while but now he's critically ill. We need to get his temperature and oxygen levels up fast."
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
Three-finger Tom knew about these things, as he’d soldiered under the old king nearly thirty years ago.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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A lot of front-line soldiering has to do with individual will and attitude, not body chemistry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
And Snoeijs admits athletes are particularly prone to soldiering on.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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
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
“That’s better. It’s time to review your soldiering lessons.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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