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adjutants

noun

plural of adjutant

as in assistants

a person who helps a more skilled person the senator's adjutants and aides always arrive ahead of him on the campaign trail

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Noun

The Angels fired former Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux and two of his assistants earlier Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Another feature is designated office space for the hall director and resident assistants meet with students in an area that is outside of their personal rooms.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistants

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Two aides eased Eleanor from her bedroom to an armchair in the study.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
After days of anticipation about whether this 'NIL Bill' would actually be taken up for a vote, Senate aides were scrambling early Saturday morning to make their way back to the Capitol.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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City Colleges recently launched Chicago Moonshot, an apprenticeship initiative associated with the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, where the district has committed to graduating hundreds of IT apprentices over the next five years.

— Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
There are currently 17 apprentices at the Winter Park facility.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

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When authorities arrived at the Aisenberg house and began their investigation, deputies found a boot print in Sabrina's room and a blonde hair in her crib that didn't belong to anyone in the family.

— Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Upon arrival, deputies set up containment and entered the home to find the suspect, only identified as a 27-year-old man, inside.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of deputies

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Healthcare and elder care have generated particular concern because many Haitians worked as home health aids and certified nursing assistants caring for patients and elderly residents.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Steadman and Myers allegedly made several purchases at pharmacies for sleeping aids and other prescription medication in the days leading up to the deaths, according to Rabbitt.

— Matt Foster, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of aids

Noun

And [showrunners] Ned Martel and Charlie Carver were our lieutenants on the crowd who did a wonderful job.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Hampton and Adofo-Mensah have been among Marathe’s top lieutenants in the past, with Adofo-Mensah working under Marathe from 2013 to 2019 and Hampton joining the organization as an intern in 2003.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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