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Recent Examples of gendarmerie
On Monday, a faction of the paramilitary gendarmerie supporting the protests also took control of the gendarmerie at a formal ceremony in the presence of senior government officials, a Reuters witness said.
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CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The Paris prosecutor's office in a statement Friday announced the opening of the investigation and said that a branch of the French gendarmerie is conducting the inquiry.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
The rescue operations were facilitated thanks to the timely intervention of a French gendarmerie patrol which was engaged in a training flight in the vicinity and observed the aircraft’s critical trajectory, promptly alerting and accurately pinpointing the impact location to the authorities.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
But the Bezaris have the gendarmerie on their side.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The Paris prosecutor's office in a statement Friday announced the opening of the investigation and said that a branch of the French gendarmerie is conducting the inquiry.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
The rescue operations were facilitated thanks to the timely intervention of a French gendarmerie patrol which was engaged in a training flight in the vicinity and observed the aircraft’s critical trajectory, promptly alerting and accurately pinpointing the impact location to the authorities.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
But the Bezaris have the gendarmerie on their side.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarmerie
Noun
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Students then sang Ukrainian songs and shared the stories of some of the soldiers in the crowd.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The battle shaped up with 2,800 Americans facing 8,000 Hessians (mercenary soldiers from six German territories in the Holy Roman Empire.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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On behalf of all of us here at Face the Nation, to our military, our veterans, and their families, thank you for your service.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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In any case, preventing such an outcome has less to do with the size of America’s munitions stockpile than with coming up with a realistic strategy that skillfully mixes diplomacy, economic statecraft, strong alliances, and a capable military focused on defense rather than global interventionism.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Even if Russian troops are unable to make progress, Rosin believes that Putin will persevere.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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Statehood for Puerto Rico would immediately resolve this injustice, and every lawmaker that publicly supports our troops and veterans should fundamentally support Puerto Rico statehood.—
Nathaniel Morell Gonzalez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The Virginia house of burgesses voted to thank him and the militia for their service, with the lawmakers attributing the defeat to the failure of the other colonies to come to Virginia’s aid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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As devout Sunni Muslims, many Uyghur fighters sympathized with the largely Sunni Islamist militias, especially those that became part of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance of militia groups, including Jabhat al-Nusra, which until 2016 was affiliated with al-Qaida.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Later, servicemen returning from the South Pacific (and the musical of the same name) added to the nostalgic view.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Russian servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on Saturday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Moscow is not about to waste vital resources in airpower, weaponry or soldiery on peripheral endeavors such as supporting Assad or the Mullahs.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
1 Dec. 2024
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That’s when Ameritech Mobile Communications, then a subsidiary of AT&T, launched the first commercial cell service in Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The signature service here is a Balinese-style massage that involves acupressure.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarmerie. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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