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Recent Examples of trooper The crash was reported near Exit 15 on Route 9 South where state troopers responded on the report of a one-car crash, according to Connecticut State Police. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025 Both troopers suffered minor injuries, Miranda said, as did the driver of the Honda. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2025 The trooper did not testify that Persinger tried to hide the people in the car. Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024 State troopers caught up with the shooter and performed a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 17 and Glendale Avenue near north Phoenix. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trooper 
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Noun
  • Now the soldiers and horses have been rehearsing for months, with bands playing and cannons firing, to prepare them for the pomp and circumstance of a president’s funeral, said Maj. Wes Strickland, a spokesman for the Old Guard.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • When the soldiers, instead of rising up, jeered at him, Mishima killed himself in the classic samurai fashion: performing hara-kiri, or seppuku (as the Japanese more commonly call it), by plunging a sword into his abdomen before a uniformed disciple sliced his head off.
    Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ewoks There may be some nostalgia for this two-season ABC series about the cute but fierce warriors from the forest moon of Endor, but Ewoks never manages to shake off its cheap 1980s Saturday morning cartoon look and format.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
  • While keyboard warriors were quick to question Markle's motives, experts told Fox News Digital that the delay may prove to help improve Markle's public reputation.
    Tracy Wright, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As Palisades Fire Expands East Apple Brings Back iPhone 15 Pro For First Time—At Lower Price The fighters involved on the card probably wouldn’t have been too inconvenienced by the move.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Kevin Breuninger 12 Hours Ago Sunset Fire is fully contained, Mayor Bass says Fire fighters works the Sunset fire on Vista street on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
    Ece Yildirim,Russell Leung,Fred Imbert,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooper. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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