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service

[sur-vis] / ˈsɜr vɪs /


NOUN
time in military operation
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The train is due to be taken out of service by 2027 to save money.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Murphy lays out a provocative agenda for Democrats to call Americans to national service, break up corporate power, rebuild local communities, and create a bigger tent that reaches disaffected conservatives hungry for change.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

By 2000, numerous circuit courts had held that the Second Amendment was only a “collective” right, bound to militia service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

President Obama believed that he had to have a credible military threat in service of diplomacy.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Anna May strode into the service area, sporting a turquoise linen blouse with wide-cut sleeves and a close-fitting hat with an arching brim.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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