as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed
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Sutton incentives: Courtland Sutton redid his contract in the summer to try and help the Broncos soldier through the expensive and painful Russell Wilson divorce.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Almost 50 Israeli soldiers were killed during operations inside Lebanon.
—Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 American, British and Canadian soldiers arrived on a 50-mile stretch of France’s coastline in what was the largest amphibious attack in history.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
But the few tanks the brigade still has left are going out fighting, engaging Russian paratroopers and marines—and potentially North Korean soldiers—along the edge of the 250-square-mile salient Ukrainian forces carved out of Kursk Oblast in western Russia back in August.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Almost 50 Israeli soldiers were killed during operations inside Lebanon.
—Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 American, British and Canadian soldiers arrived on a 50-mile stretch of France’s coastline in what was the largest amphibious attack in history.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
But the few tanks the brigade still has left are going out fighting, engaging Russian paratroopers and marines—and potentially North Korean soldiers—along the edge of the 250-square-mile salient Ukrainian forces carved out of Kursk Oblast in western Russia back in August.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Soldier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soldier. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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