the Marine Corps

noun

: the part of the U.S. military that consists of soldiers who serve at sea and also on land

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After two steadying years in the Marine Corps, McQueen made his way back to New York City with a chip on his shoulder and a smoldering anger masked by surprisingly boyish charm and boundless energy. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Another wildfire to the south has burned more than 3,000 acres near the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton since igniting Thursday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 The program will run through 2029, giving the Marine Corps time to introduce the recovery variant into its broader ACV fleet. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old Ohio native belonging to the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel and stealing her wallet and backpack. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Marine Corps

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