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Recent Examples of infantry
Among them was an infantry company led by a young commander, Yurii Fedorenko, who used the name Achilles.
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C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The Russian military began the siege in October, bringing significant military force and infantry to the area to put more pressure on Ukrainian defenders.
—John Feng, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Unmanned ground vehicles in particular suffer profound limitations, and still can’t fully replace human infantry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The White House and Pentagon on Monday confirmed that the North Korean forces have been battling on the front lines in largely infantry positions.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The Russian military began the siege in October, bringing significant military force and infantry to the area to put more pressure on Ukrainian defenders.
—John Feng, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Unmanned ground vehicles in particular suffer profound limitations, and still can’t fully replace human infantry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The White House and Pentagon on Monday confirmed that the North Korean forces have been battling on the front lines in largely infantry positions.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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Many are stuck in third countries, including one former member of the Afghan army in Pakistan who spoke to USA TODAY on the condition of anonymity for fear of their safety.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Mother of Dragons herself, Daenerys Targaryen, embodies the cultural fear of and fascination with a petite, white female wielding her dragons—not a husband or son—to build a seemingly socially just army that will brutally conquer in her name.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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The colonel was also being held responsible for 12 soldiers in his battalion leaving their positions, a statement said.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Before the conflict, Hamas maintained a force of 30,000 terrorists organized into 24 battalions.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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