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Recent Examples of noncombatant
The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence that elite Australian SAS and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and other noncombatants.
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CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
When Machines Misfire While civilians have died on both sides of the conflict, Russia has shown a greater willingness to kill noncombatants.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026
If a humanoid robot malfunctions and commits a war crime or kills a noncombatant, is the software programmer or commanding officer held responsible?
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Mar. 2026
After an operation, reports of harm to noncombatants would prompt an assessment or investigation to figure out what went wrong and then incorporate those lessons into training.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
When Machines Misfire While civilians have died on both sides of the conflict, Russia has shown a greater willingness to kill noncombatants.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026
If a humanoid robot malfunctions and commits a war crime or kills a noncombatant, is the software programmer or commanding officer held responsible?
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Mar. 2026
After an operation, reports of harm to noncombatants would prompt an assessment or investigation to figure out what went wrong and then incorporate those lessons into training.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncombatant
civilian
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The Air Force on Wednesday identified the eight people killed in Monday’s B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, including active-duty Air Force officers, flight test engineers, a government civilian and defense contractors.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Pino was on another civilian’s boat, floating next to that vessel, and then got on Brutto’s boat, the footage shows.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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“Noncombatant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncombatant. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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