Soviets

British

/ ˈsɒv-, ˈsəʊvɪəts /

noun

the people or government of the former Soviet Union

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By giving his best to the end, he made the American side as good as it needed to be to beat the Soviets in the medal round and Finland for the gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Most of Finnish Karelia was grabbed by Joseph Stalin's forces in 1940 after the bloody Winter War, when Finland put up stiff resistance to the Soviets despite overwhelming odds.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Mounted on rail lines, the missiles could be moved about to evade detection by the Soviets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Independent intelligence analysts at the CIA estimated that the Soviets would have just 50 ICBMs in the next couple of years.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Now the Soviets began to prepare to take back the eastern region of Belorussia from German occupation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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