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badges

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plural of badge

as in insignia

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Recent Examples of badges If employees have company ID badges, the information should be on a card that can be kept with their badge. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

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Competitive admission to the academy, rank insignia on every uniform, exactly one captain per ship.

— Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Other insignias were created for lower ranks—some rendered in silver, others in gold—but in the decade following the American Civil War, the current color scheme had become largely fixed.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

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This level of success — the toppling of world record-holders and the quantity of international medals — is new to the family.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
His dual mission involves winning medals and expanding grassroots participation, addressing the rising cost of youth sports.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of medals

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Passengers board meticulously restored Gran Confort carriages, which date back to the 1970s and are emblems of Modern Italian design, with velvet-upholstered seats and panoramic windows.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
State propaganda hails these robots as emblems of China’s ascent; in the hallway, most people sidestep them with the kind of indifference usually reserved for a Roomba.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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The 41-year-old is widely considered one of the best players in history, winning five Ballon d’Or awards in addition to a host of major trophies and record-breaking achievements.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Some people will be wondering why Spurs could not command a bigger fee for their captain who only signed a new long-term contract last year and has won multiple trophies at international level.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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Officials said high water could linger for days even after the river crests, with additional rainfall expected to slow the area's recovery.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
At least five people have died after a week of torrential rain in Indiana, as rivers hit record crests and neighborhoods along Indianapolis’ White River face dangerous flooding[1][2].

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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As her work developed in the ’70s and ’80s, Heilmann began transforming personal references like music, waves, California highways, and other symbols into more simple visual forms like circles, squares, and stripes.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
That question circulated across the United States six years ago as the country reckoned with racial injustice in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, including who is represented by, or excluded from, our public symbols.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of symbols

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BoundaryCool takes a different approach from conventional passive cold plates by using an active cooling architecture to enhance heat removal at the chip level.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Signature dishes are snack plates which consist of roasted meats and local olive oil.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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