basic training

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Recent Examples of basic training Lichter said the denial would upset Luna, who's now in basic training. Anna Alejo, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025 And in 2021, a new criminal justice reform law in Illinois included a requirement that, going forward, sheriffs would have to of had completed basic training. Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025 In March, Thomas changed his basic training assignment from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to facilitate homeless recruitment in the nation's capital. Kristin Wright, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025 Wahl worked on basic training, routine and allowed Vegas to decompress. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for basic training
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Noun
  • Along with , Giudice is also on the current season of The show brings celebrities from all walks of life to a special forces boot camp to see who can survive the selection process.
    Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Models who didn’t make the cut at initial castings have come back after TBFE’s boot camp and gone on to book shows at major fashion weeks.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the Leafs pumped Hildeby’s tires leading into this season — and it was deserved after a great training camp — his appearance Saturday marked his first in the NHL this season.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Some 65% of the nonprofit’s most server-straining traffic now comes from bots, some of which scrape the site to feed into chatbots for training.
    Harry Booth, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In the capital, Watanabe deepened his sushi chef training with a six-year apprenticeship at Shige Sushi in Carmichael, which closed in 2023.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Leveraging data and research, JPMorgan’s years-long effort has helped tens of thousands of Detroiters get apprenticeships or jobs, led to the creation of preservation of thousands of affordable housing units and provided aid to countless small businesses, according to the bank.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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