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Recent Examples of ranger
Check with a local ranger for special warnings.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
In 2008, Herrington became a Smokies law-enforcement ranger, energized by the thought of hunting poachers of ginseng and game.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Visitors planning a picnic can reserve one of the park pavilions—each equipped with water, electricity, and six tables—for $35 per day by calling the ranger station at 352-493-6072.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2007, by then in her mid-80s, Soskin became a National Park ranger, schooling visitors on Black women’s contributions to the WWII effort in the face of discrimination.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
In 2008, Herrington became a Smokies law-enforcement ranger, energized by the thought of hunting poachers of ginseng and game.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Visitors planning a picnic can reserve one of the park pavilions—each equipped with water, electricity, and six tables—for $35 per day by calling the ranger station at 352-493-6072.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2007, by then in her mid-80s, Soskin became a National Park ranger, schooling visitors on Black women’s contributions to the WWII effort in the face of discrimination.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranger
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Other charges accuse Yoon of manipulating the investigation into a marine’s drowning in 2023 and receiving free opinion surveys from an election broker in return for a political favor.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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The spa is notable, too, with its treatments built around Biologique Recherche’s concentrated botanical and marine-based products.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Dec. 2025
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The Taopiaopiao release centers on an underperforming local police unit that fabricates minor cases to pad its record, only to uncover a genuine criminal conspiracy after a burst water main exposes a gang of tomb raiders posing as repair workers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vestar was born in 1988 during private equity’s first boom, the same year a brash NYC firm known as Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts took down mighty RJR Nabisco for $25 billion ($70 billion in today’s terms), back when deals were called LBOs and dealmakers were known as corporate raiders.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Marine Corps said Rubio was trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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Rubio joined the Marine Corps in January, trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
6 Dec. 2025
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Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.—
Anastacia Galouchka,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2023
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Nov. 2024
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Tim Walz enlisted as an artilleryman in the Nebraska Army National Guard in 1981, the day after his 17th birthday.—
The Editors,
National Review,
8 Aug. 2024
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Below, the troops run toward a Taliban position during a British commando offensive.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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Day in, day out, American planes, drones, and commando teams go out and hunt terrorists across several continents.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranger. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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