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Tubman served as a volunteer for the Union Army, working as an informant behind enemy lines in the South, as well as a nurse, laundress and cook before eventually becoming a spy and scout, according to the National Museum of African American History.
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Kara Nelson, CNN, 18 June 2024
The Donbas Arena is now a forlorn husk of what it once was, damaged by war and lost behind enemy lines.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
After the Russian invasion, thousands of animals were trapped behind enemy lines at the zoo in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
His crew delivered supplies and secret agents to Resistance members behind enemy lines, flying a black B-24 Liberator on moonlit nights.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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Kara Nelson, CNN, 18 June 2024
The Donbas Arena is now a forlorn husk of what it once was, damaged by war and lost behind enemy lines.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
After the Russian invasion, thousands of animals were trapped behind enemy lines at the zoo in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
His crew delivered supplies and secret agents to Resistance members behind enemy lines, flying a black B-24 Liberator on moonlit nights.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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“Behind enemy lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20enemy%20lines. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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