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That summer, Robert Morris—the lawyer who had been organizing Black militiamen in Boston, to no avail—asked Sumner for a favor.
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Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
But then, in late 2011, Iranian militiamen stormed the British embassy in Tehran, briefly holding staff members hostage.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2025
Then, in October 2011, rebel militiamen executed Qaddafi.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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 administration has not immediately provided details about the guardsman's actions from Monday.—
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During normal training rotations guardsmen come and go off the base, with many grabbing lunch or making other purchases outside the base.—
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There is of course some truth to those who would emphasize the revolutionary nature of the minutemen and soldiers of George Washington's Continental Army.—
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Eight colonial militiamen, also known as minutemen, were killed and others were wounded.—
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In response, Ukraine devised a futuristic take on hit-and-run guerrilla operations.—
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This week, Petro also halted the extradition of a former leader of a dissident guerrilla faction that had already been approved by Colombia's Supreme Court to face U.S. drug trafficking charges.—
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Chronic conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: Garlic can cause irritating heartburn in anyone.—
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The construction boom, fueled by the GI Bill, quickly ends the epidemic in homelessness.—
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militiaman. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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