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Recent Examples of militiaman
Through scientific analysis, the Park Service determined the balls were fired from muskets by colonial militiamen.
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Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Among them were soldiers and militiamen responsible for the slaughter of 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
—Gerald Imray, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
When Clement was spotted drinking in a hotel bar in Lexington, Mo., on Dec. 13, 1866, Moses was one of three militiamen sent to arrest him.
—Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Five musket balls fired by colonial militiamen during one of the first battles of the American Revolution have been unearthed in Concord, Massachusetts.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
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Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Among them were soldiers and militiamen responsible for the slaughter of 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
—Gerald Imray, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
When Clement was spotted drinking in a hotel bar in Lexington, Mo., on Dec. 13, 1866, Moses was one of three militiamen sent to arrest him.
—Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Five musket balls fired by colonial militiamen during one of the first battles of the American Revolution have been unearthed in Concord, Massachusetts.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
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The children were welcomed to the London residence by palace guardsmen and musical accompaniment from the Band and Bugles of the Rifles Regiment (Camilla is Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment).Simon Perry, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Finished in 1642, The Night Watch depicts a group of civic guardsmen—Amsterdam’s 17th-century local police force.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them.Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
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Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states’ stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart.Steele Brand, Time, 20 Sep. 2019
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Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil came back from exile, and were proposing another kind of fight, which was different from the take-guns-and-fight guerrilla thing of very young people.Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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And then its existence becomes guerrilla marketing.Lilian Raji, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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While other toy companies have struggled financially – Hasbro, the maker of GI Joe, Monopoly, and other toys, recently announced layoffs – Mattel has thrived with toys that include Hot Wheels and Barbie dolls, two of the hottest and most iconic items in retail.George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Gut Check Time Although scientists don’t understand the root causes of both GI disorders like irritable bowel disorder and mood disorders like anxiety and depression, more research has been connecting the two.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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