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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
  • After years of a 4-4-2 being the prevailing setup across Europe in the 1990s, former Manchester City assistant manager Juanma Lillo was an early exponent of the 4-2-3-1 system in the early 2000s during his time in Spain.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coding assistants have been some of the early winners of the generative AI rush, becoming the first real application type to attract a hefty number of paying users.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the issue was discussed and opposed by Putin.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Karen Dumas, who was a top aide to former Mayor Dave Bing and is not working with either campaign, agreed the comment did not help Kinloch, who finished 33 points behind Sheffield in the August primary.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The couple reportedly returned to the campsite as an ambulance was taking their children away to a local hospital to receive medical care, and deputies at the scene arrested them there, according to WKRC.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The deputy marshal was in stable condition, according to the agency.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 1975, Antonucci was a 16-year-old apprentice for Gacy’s construction company, PDM Contractors, in Des Plaines, Ill.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer shows Hemsworth’s Geralt assembling an army of adventurers to track down his former Witcher apprentice Ciri (Freya Allan).
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Accessibility and Sustainability The lobby, rooftop, spa, and restaurants are all accessible to guests using mobility aids.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Sudan plunged into a civil war more than two years ago, sparking what aid organizations have described as one of the world’s worst displacement and hunger crises.
    Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Spencer Fomby, a former police lieutenant with crowd safety expertise, emphasized the danger in transitioning from a seated event to a standing room on an open field, especially without a system, infrastructure or staff in place to ensure safety and orderliness.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In order to reach him, messages had to be relayed by his lieutenants, who went on twice-weekly walks with him.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Adjutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjutant. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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