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The killings of 18 people by an Army reservist in Lewiston drove home the stark reality that no corner of the country is safe from gun violence, including a state where people often boast of the low crime rate.
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CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
But what may come as a surprise is that a reservist has the right to pull out.
—Deborah Fineblum, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2024
Each of them has regional-defense battalions, which are reservist units made of local settlers.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.
—Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
But what may come as a surprise is that a reservist has the right to pull out.
—Deborah Fineblum, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2024
Each of them has regional-defense battalions, which are reservist units made of local settlers.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.
—Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reservist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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reservist
noun
re·serv·ist
ri-ˈzər-vəst 
: a member of a military reserve
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