diggers

plural of digger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

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Noun
  • That includes rules on supplier diversity and a state law requiring annual reports on hiring of women, minorities, disabled veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Al Horford and the rest of the veterans in Golden State's waiting room are quietly pleading for clarity.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In January, dozens of Ultra-Orthodox recruits joined the military’s new Hasmonean Brigade.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Training scenarios include domestic violence, shootings and medical emergencies, pushing recruits to manage chaos in real time while juggling multiple screens, radios and conversations.
    Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For more than three years, Ukrainian soldiers, conscripts and ordinary civilians have given their lives to defend their country’s borders, and Vasyanovych is speaking to Variety just days before the latest onslaught of Russian missiles on Kyiv.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The spectacle of the Long Walk is even sadder as a stand-in for capitalist expectations, its conscripts literally marching themselves to death as sacrifices to fading American exceptionalism.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trying to be the first repeat champions in 25 years is incentive enough, but this is a team that is still championship or bust – especially after such a frustrating regular season.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In summer, game day looks for tennis champions Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner bumped sales.
    Charlotte Hu, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Diggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diggers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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