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Recent Examples of basic training
His job was to give basic training to over 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
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Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Washington Post reported earlier this month that ICE removed about 240 hours of basic training from its program, equivalent to about 40% of instructional time, according to government records.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Washington Post reported earlier this month that ICE removed about 240 hours of basic training from its program, equivalent to about 40% of instructional time, according to government records.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
Noun
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After giving his all during basic training and becoming one of the top trainees in boot camp, his commanding officers assigned him to the kitchen because of his emotional state.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Wilson worked to close the boot camp and others like it.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The chain began in New York in 2017 and focused on group boxing classes and resistance training sessions, spanning difficulty levels from amateur to professional.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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The program offers training from shelving to handling cash.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
4 June 2026
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In the hundred years since, higher education institutions have added a range of shorter degree and non-degree programs from associate’s degrees to certificates, microcredentials, apprenticeships and more.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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How to reclaim the lost art of apprenticeship and put in the work that’s needed to reach our highest potential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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