troop
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The BBC has not yet been able to independently verify any of the reported troop movements.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended some Middle East troop deployments into 2027 as the conflict drags on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Though Jason and his Argonauts get top billing in the 1963 B-movie classic, it’s Ray Harryhausen’s sword-wielding troop of the undead that steal the show.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
The troop withdrawal will formally end the international military campaign against IS, in which the Peshmerga fought alongside coalition troops to end the jihadist group's control of parts of Iraq and Syria.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She was meant to have peeled that single mushroom from the ground, not yank out the entire troop.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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McDaniel is not only trying to rally his troops, but he’s also working to maximize his makeshift offensive line’s strengths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Asmara's troops crossed the border this week and were positioned around the Ethiopian city of Adigrat in northern Tigray, multiple sources have told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
U.S. troops in World War II wanted more books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
According to multiple accounts, Eritrean troops have moved from the border town of Zalambessa towards central Tigray, with convoys reportedly passing through Adigrat and heading toward Edaga Hamus, a town between Adigrat and Mekelle.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Reinforced now by battle-ready American troops, the Allies mounted a massive counterattack.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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He then conducted an inspection of the troops and the colour of the regiment was then "trooped", or carried, through the ranks of foot guards.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
After some cheese and crackers and forced bonhomie, we all trooped back to our desks and then commuted home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Soon, their third-grade “reading buddies” trooped in from a classroom down the hall, and the group settled in to make some art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
Dozens of residents trooped to the vicinity where some of the injured were being treated in ambulances.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
When the team trooped up the slick marble steps into the library’s lobby, they saw Charles Chiltington, his mother, a bunch of stuffy-looking ladies, and that one guy in a bow tie.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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"People are trooping to the Hakimpur border check-post since Tuesday after hearing that crossover to Bangladesh is possible from this outpost," senior state police official Subrata Saha told AFP at the site.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The heads of global banks have been trooping through, visiting its stock exchanges, buying property and hiring new staff.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
We're speaking on the morning after his ninth wedding anniversary, and there are builders trooping through the kitchen, so you'd forgive the singer if he was a little distracted.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2023
“Imagine my bewilderment in New York last week when I noticed that the fashion tribe trooping round the shows had their hands free,” she wrote.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
Thus Eurylokhos; and they murmured ‘Aye!’ trooping away at once to round up heifers.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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