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Recent Examples of infantry
But combat roles, including infantry, armor and pararescue, are subject to gender-neutral fitness standards.
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Max Rego, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Aside from heavy tanks and artillery firing salvos leading to big explosions and heavy smoke on the training area, infantry units also charged forward on motorcycles, quad bikes or on foot under the cover of drones.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
My team focuses on infantry groups and vehicles 15–20 kilometers from the front.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The system links to cameras and sensors on tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, projecting a 360-degree view through a transparent heads-up display.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Max Rego, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Aside from heavy tanks and artillery firing salvos leading to big explosions and heavy smoke on the training area, infantry units also charged forward on motorcycles, quad bikes or on foot under the cover of drones.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
My team focuses on infantry groups and vehicles 15–20 kilometers from the front.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The system links to cameras and sensors on tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, projecting a 360-degree view through a transparent heads-up display.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantry
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And, while large-scale armies were attacking one another with a vast arsenal of technological advancements, De Stijl architects and theorists were observing great opportunities for a better world based on this massive scale and these new technologies.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Following demonstrations over living conditions in which army members joined protests, Rajoelina was evacuated from the country aboard a French Army CASA aircraft, after a deal was struck with French President Emmanuel Macron, Reuters reported, citing French media.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Integrated blue force tracking allows soldiers to pinpoint the exact positions of teammates, not just as dots on a map, but within buildings or terrain features.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Local sheriffs and former Confederate soldiers were regularly among their ranks, and their actions helped lay the groundwork for the modern relationship between law enforcement, racial control, and political power in the South.—
Josiah Bates,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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In 2018, one of the execs announcing Goldstine’s exit was then-Universal Filmed Entertainment chairman Jeff Shell, who subsequently rose up the ranks to become NBCUniversal CEO.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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The organization, which counts about a million scouts in its ranks, offers hundreds of merit badges spanning everything from fishing to fingerprinting.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday morning, both Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces accused each other of violating the agreement after IDF troops opened fire on Palestinians, killing five.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
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National Guard troops and police poured into Black neighborhoods under the banner of restoring order, which was a mask for control.—
Josiah Bates,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Her commander called her the best battalion officer in the brigade.—
Arman Khan,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Infantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantry. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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