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Recent Examples of basic training
Russian forces have reduced basic training for personnel involved in ground assaults from one month to one week, probably because of heavy casualties, according to Maksym Bilousov, spokesman for a Ukrainian unit in the east.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
The new officer completed a basic training program that provided a third of the hours once dedicated to teaching recruits how to fill out a key form.
—Sarah Blaskey, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2026
With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.
—Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
After just a few weeks in basic training at San Diego, he was sent to Pearl Harbor to work and study.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
The new officer completed a basic training program that provided a third of the hours once dedicated to teaching recruits how to fill out a key form.
—Sarah Blaskey, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2026
With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.
—Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
After just a few weeks in basic training at San Diego, he was sent to Pearl Harbor to work and study.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
Noun
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But after the rest of the lineup was set, the entire cast underwent a three-week hockey boot camp.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
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So the Jays ran the righty through a big-league boot camp.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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According to the warrant affidavit, a Bloomfield officer with specialized training in Internet Crimes Against Children launched an investigation in September and created a profile on Chatib — which allows users to chat and exchange photos and videos.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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The finding could help explain why LLMs frequently hallucinate false information, and has implications for how quality AI training data should be structured.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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The apprenticeship layer is dissolving.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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For electricians — badly needed for data centers — apprenticeship programs should be expanded.—
Karen Kornbluh,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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