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Recent Examples of basic training
Lichter said the denial would upset Luna, who's now in basic training.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
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He was chosen for his specialty during boot camp at Parris Island after a sergeant noticed drafting was on his enlistment papers.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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At boot camp, Cope is driven hard by drill instructor Sergeant Liam Sullivan, played by Max Parker.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Central to the discussion at Davos this year were findings by Manpower Group that 55 percent of employees across all roles received no workplace training in the last 12 months.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Practicing at training camp even amid contract negotiations.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Ultimately hailing from Philadelphia’s Drexel University, the former Westphal College dean is known for developing a novel apprenticeship model with the locally leading conglomerate, URBN.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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The skill of apprenticing Teams with a culture of apprenticeship were almost three times as likely to be high performing (40% versus 15%).—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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