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Recent Examples of infantry
Among the removals are historical images of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first female Marine Corps infantry graduates, and even photos of the Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Ukraine’s ability to manufacture these weapons is crucial, as combining artillery with drones and infantry tactics creates a powerful combat advantage.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Dragon's teeth are concrete blocks used to halt tank advances and prevent mechanized infantry from gaining territory.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
He was drafted into the Army infantry during World War II, from 1943 until the end of the war in 1945.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Ukraine’s ability to manufacture these weapons is crucial, as combining artillery with drones and infantry tactics creates a powerful combat advantage.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Dragon's teeth are concrete blocks used to halt tank advances and prevent mechanized infantry from gaining territory.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
He was drafted into the Army infantry during World War II, from 1943 until the end of the war in 1945.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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For several weeks, fighting has intensified between the army and the RSF as government troops push to reclaim territories occupied by the militia.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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But even Russia’s huge army cannot survive this sort of attrition indefinitely, and Birds of Magyar’s numbers show just how well Ukraine can fight even without foreign weapons. Follow me on Twitter.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 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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Yet what this film really nails is the battalion camaraderie that goes beyond spending hours, days, weeks with the same folks and flips into something else entirely once shots are fired.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Dudayev also asked Solovyov to clarify whether his criticism was directed at Chechen representatives or the Akhmat battalion.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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