doughboys

plural of doughboy

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  • On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Doughboys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughboys. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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