ranger

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Recent Examples of ranger Sunday activities started with the junior ranger pledge from the 14 children in attendance. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025 Another ranger arrived, and stripped out of his uniform and dove into the 58-degree rough waters. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 June 2025 Although researchers don’t know the whale’s gender, it has been seen in the area since 2013, rangers said. Paloma Chavez july 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025 His short films focus on a different team of rangers fighting to protect endangered species or guarding areas around the world, and kicked off six weeks ago. Simon Perry, People.com, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ranger
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Noun
  • The marines will not be involved in law enforcement duties, the statement said.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
  • James Kerry, a senior marine and climate scientist for the conservation group OceanCare and senior research fellow at Australia’s James Cook University, has closely followed Gigablue’s work.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The show chronicles the rise of one of history’s most famous Norse raiders, Erik Bloodaxe, and his formidable wife, Gunnhild.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.
    Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
  • During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • That likely would have meant a very different kind of operation, including commandos on the ground -- a much higher cost in terms of lives, an official said.
    ByJack Moore, ABC News, 11 July 2025
  • Reno will star as a former WWI commando whose life of quiet service is violently disrupted when a dangerous past resurfaces.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 July 2025

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“Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranger. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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