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Recent Examples of ranger
After she was reported missing the next day, rangers arrived at her camp to discover pieces of her body scattered about the area near where a grizzly had apparently pulled her out of what remained of her tent.
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
This sprawling 600,000-acre forest is divided into five ranger districts, and the Evangeline Unit, part of the Calcasieu Ranger District, is right in Alexandria’s backyard.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The 34-year-old woman from Fresno, California was found suffering from severe injuries inside the employee housing unit after law enforcement rangers responded to a call regarding a medical emergency.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Females nest four times per season and can lay as many as 140 eggs, rangers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
This sprawling 600,000-acre forest is divided into five ranger districts, and the Evangeline Unit, part of the Calcasieu Ranger District, is right in Alexandria’s backyard.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The 34-year-old woman from Fresno, California was found suffering from severe injuries inside the employee housing unit after law enforcement rangers responded to a call regarding a medical emergency.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Females nest four times per season and can lay as many as 140 eggs, rangers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranger
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Nautic Expo View 6 Images View gallery - 6 images For 50 years, Danish company Gori Propeller has been one of the foremost names in folding marine propellers used on sailboat auxiliary motor drives.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
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Guardian is the military's term for a member of the Space Force, comparable to airmen, sailors, soldiers, and marines.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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UConn’s Jim Mora was a women’s basketball fan, and candy raider at UCLA UConn football coach Jim Mora is a former colleague, and still an fan of UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close, the Huskies’ Final Four foe.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2025
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Later, Joel lies to Ellie, who was unconscious during his rescue mission, by saying raiders attacked the hospital.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.—
Anastacia Galouchka,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2023
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Nov. 2024
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During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Mar. 2024
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After coalescing with ultranationalists to establish the nation's furthest right government in late 2022, the former special forces commando who had already become Israel's longest serving premier largely deflected criticism over the intelligence blunder of October 7, 2023.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Most of the hostages have been freed in agreements with Hamas, and some were rescued in Israeli commando raids.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranger. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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