the Marine Corps

noun

: the part of the U.S. military that consists of soldiers who serve at sea and also on land

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His granddaughter sought to prove he was sickened at the Marine Corps training facility in North Carolina. —

Melissa Chan, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024 The military news outlet Stars and Stripes reported that the Marine Corps took a dig at the Navy, sharing a photo on its social media of a Marine firing a weapon aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer. —

CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024 Penny, who served in the Marine Corps for four years before being discharged in 2021, pinned Neely to the ground with the help of two other passengers, according to prosecutors and bystander video. —

Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024 Gallego, the son of immigrants from Mexico and Colombia, was raised in Chicago by his mother and enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve during a break from earning a degree at Harvard. —

Jonathan J. Cooper and Gabriel Sandoval, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Marine Corps

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