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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy

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Recent Examples of cadre In the space of a couple of weeks, Elon Musk has taken control of multiple government agencies, as a cadre of young and inexperienced engineers with ties to Musk have been given access to some of the most highly sensitive federal systems through DOGE. David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025 Quaid plays Josh, an average Joe on a weekend trip with his girlfriend Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and a cadre of pals (Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, Rupert Friend). Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025 She is then mercifully sunk into a regulation swimming pool by a cadre of dancers. Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 Unleashing Elon Musk and his DOGE cadres on the federal government, menacing Canada and European allies, and embracing Vladimir Putin’s wish list for Ukraine and beyond are not unrelated. Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cadre
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Noun
  • The concrete bases of the structure were located at the points where the bedrock is highest, reducing the cost of building the house’s foundations.
    María Noval-Quílez, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2025
  • At stake are family budgets, America’s prominence as the world’s leading financial power and the structure of the global economy.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Their reputations, while not always stellar, are governed by robust regulatory frameworks, which can inspire a level of trust.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Creator and writer Paul William Davies dissects a script page that lays the framework for the wildly entertaining whodunnit.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The hotel's rustic architecture offers a distinct sense of place.
    Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
  • For example, systems built on Grace Hopper deliver 7× higher throughput between CPU and GPU compared to standard architectures.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Cadre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadre. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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