squadron

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Recent Examples of squadron The practice is now impeded by ever more protective drone squadrons of P.R. people, although Prince Andrew’s ruinous television interview is a prime example—the disingenuous reporter meets the insufficiently self-aware subject, and blood is spilled. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 Mackie first joined the MCU with 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Sam Wilson, a former Air Force rescue squadron member and one of the Avengers known as Falcon. Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 By Jeffrey Kluger January 22, 2025 10:58 AM EST Nobody expected anything special when the squadron of Navy F/A-18 fighter jets headed out for routine aerial maneuvers off of the coast of Virginia Beach one day in 2013. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025 With an ability to detect ballistic missiles that could endanger the U.S. and Canada, the squadron can execute missile warning and missile defense missions. Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squadron
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Noun
  • Last weekend, Hegseth approved orders to send a large portion of an Army Stryker brigade and a general support aviation battalion to the border.
    Will Weissert and Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The film centers an all-Black and all women battalion in World War II.
    Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Before launching an influential solo career, Wheesung made his industry debut in 1999 as a member of the four-piece group A4.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In an analysis released last month, the group found that 97% of the 241 cities analyzed saw a warming trend for the season.
    Shafaq Patel, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Another wavelength grouping is thought to come from higher in the atmosphere and patchy clouds of silicates.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Incompatible vegetable groupings can stunt growth, invite pests and diseases, and negatively impact flavor.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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