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The deaths followed an earlier announcement of the first Israeli combat death in Lebanon since the start of the incursion — a 22-year-old captain in a commando brigade.
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Samy Magdy, The Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2024
One of her best pieces of advice: Always go commando.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Oh, and the competitors had to go commando: no underpants.
—Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024
So, the commandos raided the facility, planting explosives to destroy the equipment used to manufacture Hezbollah missile components.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Mexican authorities stated that a National Guard patrol came under fire after encountering two suspicious trucks.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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With a squad of rebels fanned out to watch for army patrols or helicopters, the unit commander and I and a few others talked for four hours.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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There are seven factions to choose from including undead space raiders, killer clowns and cybernetic marauders.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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But after her vault is invaded by raiders and her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan) is kidnapped by Lee Moldaver — also known as the Flame Mother — she’s forced to brave the surface for the first time to find him.Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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Three-story red brick buildings stand like sentries and slides and swings adorned the front yards of nearby homes.Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Paramount has the usual range of lollipop trees and box spirals, which stand like sentries at front doors in London’s more expensive neighborhoods.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Viktor, the infantryman, ducks his head under a canopy of camouflage netting and looks up at the brightening sky.Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
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Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — Often the anonymous infantrymen of baseball’s pitching staffs, relievers finally got some recognition Saturday at Oracle Park.Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
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The new outpost retains the same warm woods as its original Marais store, opened last year, and takes cues from the brand’s workshop.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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From $307 per night. BOOK NOW The W Aspen There are a couple of ways to live the high life at The W. At the Aspen outpost, the property offers rooms, suites, and Sky Residencies (units that offer ownership opportunities for frequent visitors).Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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The risk, of course, is that the North Koreans will learn what those Russian marines learned recently: that their commanders are cruel, ignorant or both—and that following stupid orders from uncaring officers is bad for your health.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Report Kursk Videos Show Ukrainian Bradley, Abrams Engage Russian Tanks Russia Lost 10,000 Troops in a Single Week: Kyiv The Russian marines then forced the Ukrainians to remove their clothing and lie down on the ground before shooting and killing nine of them, Kyiv said.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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She was relentlessly attacked and ridiculed on social media and on picket signs.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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National Association of Letter Carriers NWI Southshore 580 joined many other letter carrier locals on Oct. 14 by hosting an informational picket outside the Old Lake County Courthouse to spread the word since Post Office workers by law are not allowed to strike.Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
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The nature walk was a poignant moment in the heir to the British throne's ongoing environmental campaign, bringing attention to the work of conservation rangers who patrol the urban national park.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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So a search and rescue team of rangers and U.S. Border Patrol personnel went to three trails Monday morning, along with helicopters from the Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Customs Air and Marine Operations.CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Commando.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commando. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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