shock troops
plural noun
1
: troops especially suited and chosen for offensive work because of their high morale, training, and discipline
2
: a group of people militant in pressing for a cause
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Some of Ukraine’s new units will need six to nine months of additional training and some battlefield experience to prepare to serve as the shock troops and strike force for a 2025 offensive.
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Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2024
It’s set 49 years in the future, a time when surveillance drones swarm the skies and shock troops keep the order, truncheons in hand.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Now more than ever, the political coterie and the shock troops are aligned.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
It’s put aside the rule of law and civil behavior in favor of shock troops.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
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Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2024
It’s set 49 years in the future, a time when surveillance drones swarm the skies and shock troops keep the order, truncheons in hand.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Now more than ever, the political coterie and the shock troops are aligned.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
It’s put aside the rule of law and civil behavior in favor of shock troops.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
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“Shock troops.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20troops. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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