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Recent Examples of reservist
Robinson compared Forest Service workers with red cards who don’t primarily work as firefighters to military reservists who are called on in times of need.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Military reservists drilling after December 20 will not receive pay for those drills, and federal civilians that are required to work during a shutdown will not be paid either.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
The economy, the Hebrew University economist Joseph Zeira says, is in severe recession—a twenty-per-cent decline in over-all investment, whose impact on unemployment is temporarily offset by a high number of reservists who have been called up for service.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
Tal Steiner, the executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a human rights group, said the charges against the reservists were serious.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Military reservists drilling after December 20 will not receive pay for those drills, and federal civilians that are required to work during a shutdown will not be paid either.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
The economy, the Hebrew University economist Joseph Zeira says, is in severe recession—a twenty-per-cent decline in over-all investment, whose impact on unemployment is temporarily offset by a high number of reservists who have been called up for service.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
Tal Steiner, the executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a human rights group, said the charges against the reservists were serious.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservist
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In that case, a Black guardsman was seeking promotions dating back to 2017 with the 169th Cyber Protection Team based in Baltimore.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Walz simultaneously worked as a high school teacher and football coach during his time as a guardsman prior to his run for Congress in 2005.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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Air Force veteran Mark Mendon of Blue Springs, Missouri, showed up to lend his support to the Satanic Grotto’s cause.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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Before the game, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller said veteran pitcher Yu Darvish was progressing in playing catch, but there was no specific timetable for his return from elbow inflammation.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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About 120 Black militiamen took part on the rebel American side in the battle at Bunker Hill in April, 1775.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Mar. 2025
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With the exception of Whigham’s puckish, entertaining Bridger, the trappers, soldiers, bounty hunters and militiamen feel like extras from one Sam Peckinpah film or another.—
Mike Hale,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Having earmarked record amounts of government expenditure on the military, Putin's commitment to expanding his armed forces was signaled by Tuesday's announcement of the Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011—160,000.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Putin on Monday ordered a regular biannual call-up intended to draft 160,000 conscripts for a one-year tour of compulsory military service.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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This may be a sign of bleeding in your GI tract.7 Before taking a magnesium supplement, speak with your healthcare provider.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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Axel’s many urgent-care visits for severe GI issues come into sharper focus when Taylor mentions the soothing post-workout beverages Freya would customize for each of them.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Andrews, 6-7 and 215 pounds, is an ESPN 4-star recruit, the No. 8 small forward and the nation's No. 22 overall prospect for the 2026 class.—
Richard Davenport,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2025
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Listed at 6-4, 195 pounds, Dawson was originally a 3-star recruit from Omaha.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them.—
Jennifer Johnson,
chicagotribune.com,
12 Nov. 2019
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Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states’ stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart.—
Steele Brand,
Time,
20 Sep. 2019
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservist. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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