reservist

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Recent Examples of reservist Accompanying them was a contingent of Canadian Rangers, reservists from Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities who bring a knowledge of the land, culture and climate. Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025 Netanyahu made the remarks about the war in Gaza while visiting with Israel Defense Forces reservists. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025 Israel’s military leans heavily on its pool of reservists, many of whom have served for months — with some doing multiple tours of duty — since the war began. Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Elchanan Shaked, an activist with Brothers in Arms, a protest group of reservists, from the central city of Rishon Lezion, also rejected the idea of a hug from the settlers. Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reservist
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Noun
  • The administration has not immediately provided details about the guardsman's actions from Monday.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 June 2025
  • During normal training rotations guardsmen come and go off the base, with many grabbing lunch or making other purchases outside the base.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • While his leash might be short, the veteran has the support of his coaching staff and organization as the starter for the time being.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
  • Multiple teams have expressed interest in the Royals’ top veterans.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.
    Time, Time, 2 July 2025
  • In the artwork, a militiaman cradles the dying revolutionary, holding out his hand to stop a British soldier from stabbing Warren with a bayonet.
    Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Alex Chang, a recent conscript in his mid-20s who spoke to CNN, observed that training has intensified since the extension of mandatory military service.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
  • Patel was an early conscript for the Bharat Army, effectively India’s equivalent to the ‘Barmy Army’ group of supporters who have followed England all over the world in their thousands for the past three decades.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Chronic conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: Garlic can cause irritating heartburn in anyone.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025
  • The construction boom, fueled by the GI Bill, quickly ends the epidemic in homelessness.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • One of the top defensive line recruits out of high school three years ago, Woods almost immediately lived up to the hype as a Freshman All-American at Clemson.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 22 July 2025
  • Sometimes rural fire departments or hospitals wait months for new recruits to start training because the college can’t afford to run a class for just a couple students.
    Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • There is of course some truth to those who would emphasize the revolutionary nature of the minutemen and soldiers of George Washington's Continental Army.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025

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