gallowglass

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Noun
  • Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’s 17th-century epic about a deluded knight, is frequently called the first modern novel.
    Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • In 2014 she was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, for services to the arts and to charity.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The same judges have already handed down harsher sentences to eight people who were convicted at trial, including a former Marine reservist who received a 100-year prison term.
    Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The former Naval Academy graduate and reservist said seeing NASCAR and the Navy come together carried meaning beyond motorsports.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Currently, the recruiting cycle is in a period in which recruits haven’t been able to make campus visits.
    Gary Bedore July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Four recruits have been hospitalized, according to Castro and a source with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to talk to the press.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Jung also highlighted the South Korean military’s personnel shortage, especially among noncommissioned officers and officers expected to help train new conscripts to use drones.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • The film begins in a Turkish military barrack, where Osman, a sensitive young conscript, forms a quiet but powerful bond with his superior, Ziya.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Bulldozers and a John Deere digger sit behind the house and near the concrete pad.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • There are a few other wasps that nest in the ground, commonly referred to as digger wasps.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the world's top competitive eaters push the limits of human consumption in a 10-minute race against the clock.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
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“Gallowglass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallowglass. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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