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Recent Examples of reservist
Thousands of reservists are refusing call ups, having recently signed letters to Netanyahu calling for an end to the war, and attendance amongst reserves is reportedly only 60% in recent weeks.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 May 2025
If signed into law, the bill would give the Coast Guard commandant greater authority over when the reservists can be called into duty.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The staff flexes up and down as the need arises, with roughly 12,000 employees who respond as reservists or local temporary hires.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Tim Parlatore, Hegseth's personal attorney, works at the Pentagon as a Navy reservist assigned to Hegseth's office.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 May 2025
If signed into law, the bill would give the Coast Guard commandant greater authority over when the reservists can be called into duty.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The staff flexes up and down as the need arises, with roughly 12,000 employees who respond as reservists or local temporary hires.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Tim Parlatore, Hegseth's personal attorney, works at the Pentagon as a Navy reservist assigned to Hegseth's office.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservist
Noun
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Students affixed flowers to the barrels of several guardsmen’s guns.—
Kalyan Singhal,
Baltimore Sun,
5 May 2025
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The governor then shook Trump’s hand again in a nearby plane hangar before the pair addressed a group of roughly 250 guardsmen.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those two are the veterans in a room that’s filled with unproven talents such as Cam Smith, Storm Duck, Ethan Bonner, Isaiah Johnson and rookies Jason Marshall Jr and BJ Adams.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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With Jarrett and the rookie Turner entering the rotation with Dexter and returning veteran tackles Chris Williams, Zacch Pickens and Jonathan Ford, the Bears have created some healthy competition at defensive tackle.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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While rebel militiamen pinned British troops in innermost Boston, their artillery couldn’t pierce the city’s British strongholds.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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Israel launched airstrikes on Syria on Wednesday and threatened to strike government forces there if clashes persisted between pro-government fighters and militiamen from the Druse minority.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The average Russian soldier’s salary is now close to $2,000 a month, twice the national average and four times the overall average in the dozens of regions that have contributed the most conscripts.—
ALEXANDER GABUEV,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kovalenko, who writes the Ukraine Decoded substack newsletter, told Newsweek that mid-level commanders were responsible for discipline in their units and should be held accountable for violations of the law, but the real issue remains the low morale and patriotism of recent conscripts.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For instance, common side effects of overusing aspirin, ibuprofen, and other NSAIDs (or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) include peptic ulcers, GI bleeding, acute kidney injury, and even chronic kidney disease.—
Dr. Baibing Chen,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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Veterans can research the GI Bill benefits to pay for college, graduate school and other educational programs for a variety of expenses; requirements vary for eligibility.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
Noun
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That may still be true, but Forefront was most certainly at the forefront of FBI's finale, nearly pulling off a coup that would've put it (and the group's recruits inside the Bureau) at the head of the agency.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Organizations are forced to compete for top-tier recruits, and a lengthy search for the right person means key positions end up sitting vacant.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the courts are saying no and are not afraid, showing the spirit of those long-ago minutemen.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservist. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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