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or guerilla
as in soldier
a member of a usually small group of soldiers who do not belong to a regular army and who fight in a war as an independent unit
The guerrillas controlled half the country.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil came back from exile, and were proposing another kind of fight, which was different from the take-guns-and-fight guerrilla thing of very young people.
—Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
Paolo Luers, a journalist and former guerrilla press officer who became part of Mijango’s team, told me.
—Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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This included casting civilians with no prior acting credits in key roles, raiding the diners of Coney Island and shooting guerrilla footage of New Yorkers in their element.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil came back from exile, and were proposing another kind of fight, which was different from the take-guns-and-fight guerrilla thing of very young people.
—Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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That was the year that social media really started to take off, which gave restaurants and bars this megaphone to kind of guerrilla market on their own.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2019
Paolo Luers, a journalist and former guerrilla press officer who became part of Mijango’s team, told me.
—Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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Now the soldiers and horses have been rehearsing for months, with bands playing and cannons firing, to prepare them for the pomp and circumstance of a president’s funeral, said Maj. Wes Strickland, a spokesman for the Old Guard.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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In May, eight soldiers were sentenced to death, and in July, 25 soldiers were convicted of similar offences.Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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China is constantly searching for opportunities to take bits of territory and catch its opponent by surprise, without taking overt warlike actions.Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021
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Read: Republicans take their shot at Mueller—and narrowly miss Ratcliffe probably wouldn’t have become the director of national intelligence if not for another pro-Trump partisan, Richard Grenell.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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He’s pledged to let political appointees oversee government spending, cut back food stamps and student debt relief, and end civil service protection for government employees so they can be fired and replaced with loyal partisans.Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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Here is a partial list of war crimes: Deliberate killing that is not justified by a legitimate military objective.Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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However, conflicting reports from Russian military bloggers suggest Moscow faced considerable resistance.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Also today: a Ukrainian missile struck a concentration of 810th Naval Infantry Brigade marines in Ivanovskoe, 25 miles north of Sudzha, according to CDS.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Taylor From academy footballers to rejection, reflection, the marines… and The Athletic By Jacob Tanswell A unique piece of journalism, brilliantly executed.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Incompatible partners, on harder days, may consistently feel resentful, combative or simply annoyed in one another’s presence.Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.Mattia Dognini, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
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Take London, which was a clear hotspot (and will continue to be, for some time): Mandarin Oriental opened its second spot in the capital, barely minutes in a limo from its existing Knightsbridge perch, while Maybourne’s soon-to-be aggressive expansion was teed up by the arrival of the sleek Emory.Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025
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The state has been one of the most aggressive collectors of income taxes paid based on the number of workdays high earners spend there.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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But the implosion of Assad’s regime could potentially weaken Putin’s hand in negotiations over ending the war in Ukraine, particularly if Putin’s bellicose threats in recent weeks of nuclear escalation are perceived as hollow.Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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And North Korea’s increasingly bellicose attitude toward its neighbors has roiled China’s diplomatic and economic relations with South Korea and Japan.Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Guerrilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guerrilla. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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