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the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess
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Sharing the stage with Wilke is gentle and endearing actor Andrew Oswald, who plays the legionnaire running the debate, as well as Mike, a gay White man who has seen his rights trampled for most of his adult life, but retains a positive, life-loving spirit.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Luca Matias, a legionnaire, is destined to carry on his family’s name, and maintain their hold over the Forum, after his uncle dies.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Archaeologists have found more than 450 ancient cave systems in the Holy Land, including many that were dug into mountainsides, which the Jews used to launch guerrilla-style attacks on Roman legionnaires during the Great Jewish Revolt from AD 66 to 70.
—Arthur Herman, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014
Style: Sun hats for babies come in a variety of styles, including bonnets, buckets, and legionnaire.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Luca Matias, a legionnaire, is destined to carry on his family’s name, and maintain their hold over the Forum, after his uncle dies.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Archaeologists have found more than 450 ancient cave systems in the Holy Land, including many that were dug into mountainsides, which the Jews used to launch guerrilla-style attacks on Roman legionnaires during the Great Jewish Revolt from AD 66 to 70.
—Arthur Herman, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014
Style: Sun hats for babies come in a variety of styles, including bonnets, buckets, and legionnaire.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
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“Legionnaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legionnaire. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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legionnaire
noun
le·gion·naire
ˌlē-jə-ˈna(ə)r 
-ˈne(ə)r
: a member of a legion
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