basic training

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Recent Examples of basic training For instance, a model trained on data showing two cyclical shifts might be asked to perform a novel transformation involving two ROT shifts (with basic training on what a single example of either shift looks like). Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025 Representatives from Retriever Ridge Kennels will talk about how to select the right dog for your goals, basic training principals and what to expect for the first season with your dog. Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025 Hank is neutered, microchipped, knows basic training foundations, is up to date on vaccinations and now just needs a home and family to call his own. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025 Chau was assigned to the basic training academy, which prepares new recruits for work in the Dallas Police Department, KDFW reported. Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for basic training
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Noun
  • Former Kansas basketball forward Mitch Lightfoot, who participated in a record-setting six of coach Bill Self’s preseason boot camp conditioning programs, has offered a bit of advice to the many newcomers on the 2025-26 team.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Army recruitment crisis spawns 'future soldier' course In 2022, as years of shortfall in recruiting numbers compounded into a crisis, the Army test-launched the Future Soldier prep course, a boot camp-style program to quickly pull up recruits who don't meet academic or physical standards.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And unlike Michelle King, the acting agency chief at the time, Dudek was willing to speed up the new-hire training process to give DOGE access to virtually all of the SSA’s databases.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Apple’s repair staff in the European Union were required to complete training for the tech by the end of last week, suggesting some markets may be about to move over.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This year, Soul Food Project had to suspend its apprenticeship program.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That principle should extend beyond four-year colleges to all postsecondary options, including certificates and apprenticeships.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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