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Recent Examples of adjutant Whereas until recently political elites had a degree of decision-making power, the war has made them into the executors of Putin’s will, mere adjutants to the generalissimo. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024 His first innovation, suggested by the director and Factory adjutant Paul Morrissey, was to add the German chanteuse Nico to the Velvets’ lineup. Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023 In postwar court documents he is referred to as Arājs’s adjutant. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023 Born May 13, 1930, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Gravel served in the US Army as an adjutant in the Communications Intelligence Service in Germany and a special agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps in France from 1951 to 1954, according to a biography on his website. Chandelis Duster, CNN, 27 June 2021 See All Example Sentences for adjutant
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Noun
  • The prosecution first brought forward former InterContinental Hotel assistant security director Israel Florez, now an LAPD officer.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • To answer them, our own Adam Tyner teamed up with Matt Giani, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and his graduate assistant, Franchesca Lyra.
    Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Clooney ultimately decided to write the New York Times op-ed, sending a copy to film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, a major Biden fundraiser, and senior Biden aide Steve Ricchetti, before its publication.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Former Kelly aide Adal Regis of Chicago announced his 2nd Congressional District candidacy.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • In a related blog post, Microsoft CVP David Weston acknowledges risks of attacks from a confused deputy exposing sensitive functionality, prompt injection, tool poisoning, unwanted remote access, and others.
    Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
  • The 16-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, deputies said.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Photo: Getty Images Each winter, Wright and his apprentices would caravan from Spring Green to Scottsdale to continue their work in warmer weather.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
  • On her journey, Gerda makes friends with people, birds, beasts, and a kind witch, unaware that a hostile, unseen enemy – the Snow Queen and her devil apprentice, Louie – is watching her.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Walking 10,000 steps—about 4 or 5 miles—daily can strengthen bones and muscles, aid in weight loss, increase energy levels, and improve heart and lung health.
    Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
  • For more than ten weeks, Israel has halted the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages.
    NPR, NPR, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • At the end of the ceremony, 26 firefighters were promoted to the rank of lieutenant as the result of the fire department receiving an $11 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • Jay Woodcroft The longtime lieutenant of Todd McLellan, who has been out of work since being dismissed by the Edmonton Oilers in 2023, has interviewed for the job, according to a league source.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 16 May 2025

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