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Recent Examples of reservist
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under intense pressure from hostage families and a growing number of military reservists to reach a deal.
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Irene Nasser, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
This statement is from a recent op-ed that noted his service as a military reservist who has served overseas.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Even Israelis who continue to serve say that the burden on reservists has become unsustainable.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
This war is no longer short, and many reservists have spent more time in uniform than in civvies since October 7, 2023.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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Irene Nasser, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
This statement is from a recent op-ed that noted his service as a military reservist who has served overseas.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Even Israelis who continue to serve say that the burden on reservists has become unsustainable.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
This war is no longer short, and many reservists have spent more time in uniform than in civvies since October 7, 2023.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reservist
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The Montana National Guard confirmed to USA TODAY that the guardsmen were on a training flight from Billings to Helena and that four elk antlers have been returned to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Students affixed flowers to the barrels of several guardsmen’s guns.—
Kalyan Singhal,
Baltimore Sun,
5 May 2025
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But the past couple of years have seen the team replace veterans with younger alternatives who offer greater positional versatility.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Twenty-two a day has been a call-to-action statistic, although the most recent data from the 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (using 2022 numbers) puts it at 17.6 veterans committing suicide per day, which is significantly higher than among non-veteran adults.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Then, in October 2011, rebel militiamen executed Qaddafi.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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While rebel militiamen pinned British troops in innermost Boston, their artillery couldn’t pierce the city’s British strongholds.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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The average Russian soldier’s salary is now close to $2,000 a month, twice the national average and four times the overall average in the dozens of regions that have contributed the most conscripts.—
ALEXANDER GABUEV,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kovalenko, who writes the Ukraine Decoded substack newsletter, told Newsweek that mid-level commanders were responsible for discipline in their units and should be held accountable for violations of the law, but the real issue remains the low morale and patriotism of recent conscripts.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The phone number is run by GI Rights Network, a coalition of non-profit, non-governmental organizations who provide free support to veterans and their families.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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From the Bonus Army of 1932 to the battles for the GI Bill and Agent Orange care, veterans have always led the charge for justice.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Holst followed his 1-2-3 top of the first inning by driving in senior shortstop Cole Lockwood, a Valparaiso recruit who tripled leading off the bottom half.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Another, Gatlin, was a five-star football recruit who signed with Oregon but is currently serving a church mission.—
Michael Lycklama,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2025
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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the courts are saying no and are not afraid, showing the spirit of those long-ago minutemen.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Reservist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reservist. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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