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trooper

[troo-per] / ˈtru pər /
NOUN
cannon fodder
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The offensive lineman impressed during training camp and adds depth after the Chargers assigned offensive lineman Branson Taylor to injury reserve alongside two-way trenches trooper Scott Matlock.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

The state trooper reportedly said the other driver was at fault, but the at-fault drivers’ insurer is waiting for the official report before accepting liability.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

In one instance witnessed by a Journal reporter in July, ICE officers in Lake Worth, Fla., snapped pictures of two Guatemalan men whom a state trooper had just stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

And he assigned a state trooper to escort them.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2025

“I was wounded in the battle and taken to a casualty clearing station,” trooper Walter Becklade of the Fifth Cavalry Brigade recorded.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Schroyer was part of a team of troopers who drove in an armored vehicle to recover the fallen deputy’s body.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

“Shame!” and “We all saw this!,” a reaction resulting in one man’s quick expulsion from the Capitol by state troopers as the senators watched, some filming the altercation on their phones.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2025

The route was lined by troopers on foot from the Household Cavalry's Life Guards and Blues and Royals.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2025

Abrego Garcia was pulled over for speeding with eight other passengers and told troopers they were doing construction work in Missouri.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2025

But nobody trusted the storm troopers after the massacre, and people would spit on their uniforms while passing them on the street.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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