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Recent Examples of gendarmerie
Meanwhile, the government did put forth some security sector reforms, including the creation of a rural paramilitary gendarmerie force.
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Ralph H. Espach, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2014
But the driver sensed something wrong and brought him to the gendarmerie police.
—Nancy Ing, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
After a night at the gendarmerie, he was sent to a nearby prison that was notorious for overcrowding, drug use and suicide.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
In response to the growing threat of internal insurrection, King Boris III’s government deployed the gendarmerie to stamp out the partisan threat.
—Kristen Ghodsee, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2015
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Ralph H. Espach, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2014
But the driver sensed something wrong and brought him to the gendarmerie police.
—Nancy Ing, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
After a night at the gendarmerie, he was sent to a nearby prison that was notorious for overcrowding, drug use and suicide.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
In response to the growing threat of internal insurrection, King Boris III’s government deployed the gendarmerie to stamp out the partisan threat.
—Kristen Ghodsee, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarmerie
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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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 includes the activism and the soldiery.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
15 Aug. 2022
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These targets include airfields, military plants, ammunition depots and warehouses, and also oil hubs and refineries, which have supplied President Vladimir Putin's military with fuel in the ongoing conflict, which began on February 24, 2022.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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When the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Toguri was trapped with no identification to secure a passage home.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The historical drama about Black military women who heroically solved a massive backlog of mail to servicemen during World War II is #2.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024
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These ex-servicemen would need food, sundries, smokes — hundreds of things, and thousands in pension dollars landed in their pockets, right?—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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At the time, leaders estimated that 312 militia and citizens had been killed.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has criticized the pardoning of the Capitol rioters, including members of the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and Oath Keepers militia groups.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Now, the streaming service and Warner Bros. Television narrowed it down to Jordan, Moran and newer addition Francesca Gardiner, sources said.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Thanks to Microsoft’s backing (Compulsion was acquired by Xbox in 2018), the development team was able to expand, allowing the studio to focus on making something true to their vision instead of just another bloated AAA game chasing rote trends like live service nonsense or microtransactions.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarmerie. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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