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Recent Examples of gendarmerie
After a night at the gendarmerie, he was sent to a nearby prison that was notorious for overcrowding, drug use and suicide.
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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
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the bodies that investigate misconduct in the police and the gendarmerie had received 10 referrals related to the protests.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
More than 5,000 vehicles were burned, over 1,000 properties damaged or looted, and 250 police stations or gendarmeries attacked in scenes seemingly unmatched since a three-week-long uprising in 2005.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
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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
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the bodies that investigate misconduct in the police and the gendarmerie had received 10 referrals related to the protests.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
More than 5,000 vehicles were burned, over 1,000 properties damaged or looted, and 250 police stations or gendarmeries attacked in scenes seemingly unmatched since a three-week-long uprising in 2005.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarmerie
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Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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As The New York Times reported, the current Israeli campaign—which also includes an ongoing ground incursion into South Lebanon that has already resulted in deadly clashes, with eight Israeli soldiers killed on Wednesday—did not begin in Lebanon but next door in Syria.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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That includes the activism and the soldiery.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Aug. 2022
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Through Joe, an aspiring journalist, readers experience not only the throb of post-9/11 patriotism but also the tedium, camaraderie and sudden terrors of soldiery in a war zone.Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 14 May 2021
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In that time frame, Israel’s military has killed hundreds of militants and thousands of civilians.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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His son was killed last year in the Gaza war against Palestinian militant group Hamas while serving with the Israeli military.Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The report suggests the unit was reassigned to fend off Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian border regions and may be replaced with less capable Russian servicemen.Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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A lot of servicemen and servicewomen tell me that this song is an anthem for them.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Carrying the attack out through pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and not directly from Iranian territory could be an attempt by Iran to avoid another Israeli attack against strategic targets in Iran.Barak Ravid, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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Facebook is actually auto generating pages for militias.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the years following, apps for platonic relationships entered the fray: Bumble unveiled its friend-finding service as a standalone app in 2023 and Timeleft, another app to meet friends, hosted its first dinner among strangers that same year.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI tracked his posts on Telegram offering up his swatting services, as well as recordings of swatting calls.Michael Kosnar, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Gendarmerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarmerie. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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