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Recent Examples of nonmilitary
Since October 7th, Israel has publicly pledged to spare nonmilitary infrastructure and personnel.
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Separately, the United States should also consider the role of financial sector sanctions in responding to China’s nonmilitary coercion of Taiwan.
—Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2024
Already a large number of nonmilitary NATO personnel have arrived in all three Baltic capitals and turned them into battlegrounds of espionage and diplomacy, resembling Berlin or Vienna during the Cold War.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
The mention of coercion, believed to be a first, refers to China’s use of nonmilitary means to pressure Taiwan, such as cyberattacks and trade restrictions.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Separately, the United States should also consider the role of financial sector sanctions in responding to China’s nonmilitary coercion of Taiwan.
—Emily Kilcrease, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2024
Already a large number of nonmilitary NATO personnel have arrived in all three Baltic capitals and turned them into battlegrounds of espionage and diplomacy, resembling Berlin or Vienna during the Cold War.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
The mention of coercion, believed to be a first, refers to China’s use of nonmilitary means to pressure Taiwan, such as cyberattacks and trade restrictions.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmilitary
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The small, rugged truck crossed over into civilian use and is the ancestor of the off-road vehicles and SUVs that patrol suburbs and ferry kids to the frontlines of soccer games.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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On September 15, 2023, several Guardia Civil police officers turned up at Madrid’s training facilities, dressed in civilian clothes.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The art of divorce After Parliament passed the Matrimonial Causes Act in 1857, divorce became a matter for the civil courts, and therefore a viable option for a greater proportion of British society.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming, 34, and an officer from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department responded to a call for civil standby at around 3:30 p.m. local time on July 26, the county sheriff's office said in a statement.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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“Nonmilitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmilitary. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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