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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In practice, the Marine Corps will field both one- and two-way attack drones by the end of this year, and training is set to expand rapidly.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
And while the Marine Corps at the time worked to remove and relocate the marked graves, experts speculate there were plenty of unmarked burial plots in the area.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Due to a severe ankle injury in high school, the Marine Corps wouldn’t accept him at first.
—Joe Marusak
july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
One student from the Fallbrook High School FFA raised a lamb for the auction, but learned on auction day that her father in the Marine Corps was being relocated to Florida the following day.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
And while the Marine Corps at the time worked to remove and relocate the marked graves, experts speculate there were plenty of unmarked burial plots in the area.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Due to a severe ankle injury in high school, the Marine Corps wouldn’t accept him at first.
—Joe Marusak
july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
One student from the Fallbrook High School FFA raised a lamb for the auction, but learned on auction day that her father in the Marine Corps was being relocated to Florida the following day.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
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“The Marine Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Marine%20Corps. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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