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In past years, a biological decontamination unit was placed in the area and military-grade drones flew overhead.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The annual awards celebrate Local 600 publicists, unit still photographers, outstanding 2026 publicity campaigns for TV and film and the year’s best entertainment journalists.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Castro joined the department in 1998 and was last assigned to the department’s alarm unit, which is housed in the office of the police chief.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Coby White’s influence There’s a distinct difference with the Hornets’ second unit and that has a lot to do with Coby White’s arrival.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The annual awards celebrate Local 600 publicists, unit still photographers, outstanding 2026 publicity campaigns for TV and film and the year’s best entertainment journalists.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Castro joined the department in 1998 and was last assigned to the department’s alarm unit, which is housed in the office of the police chief.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Coby White’s influence There’s a distinct difference with the Hornets’ second unit and that has a lot to do with Coby White’s arrival.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unit
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In Sparks of Hope, Mario and his friends join forces with their Rabbid counterparts to defeat an evil entity named Cursa, who wants to consume Sparks and spread a debilitating matter called Darkmess throughout the universe.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the letter, the groups — including the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and NextGen California — called for the state to set stricter limits on how much covered entities can emit under the program.—
Chaewon Chung
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The unexpected surge in business forced him to go back and forth from his warehouse to the shop two to three times a day to restock items.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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They were placed in handcuffs and put in the back of a car while FBI agents searched their home and took items such as computers, cell phones and some paper documents, according to the newspaper.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Unit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unit. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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