Soviets
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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When they weren’t battling the Soviets, Johnson and his team were battling the Pentagon bureaucracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
By beating the Soviets to the moon, the U.S. vindicated its “norms and standards, our values as a society.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
During the Cold War space race with the Soviets, the point of getting to the Moon was almost entirely geopolitical.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 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
The Soviets were relieved at first, since Larsen’s loss lessened Taimanov’s stigma.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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