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The implosion occurred during a shift change, and the six workers whose bodies were found were in an area of the site where workers would go before their shift, Matt Amos, Longview fire battalion chief, said, per The Guardian.
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
When an American battalion was trapped behind enemy lines in World War I, a pigeon delivered the coordinates that helped save the soldiers when no human messenger could.
—Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The battalion chief on the call went into the rear of the home, got past a kitchen fire into another room, and found the man deceased.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In a normal year, David Acuña, a battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), said firefighters would just be gearing up for another wildfire season.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
When an American battalion was trapped behind enemy lines in World War I, a pigeon delivered the coordinates that helped save the soldiers when no human messenger could.
—Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The battalion chief on the call went into the rear of the home, got past a kitchen fire into another room, and found the man deceased.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In a normal year, David Acuña, a battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), said firefighters would just be gearing up for another wildfire season.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battalion
army
Noun
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Situated on Route 33 in Manalapan, this state park has preserved the 18th-century landscape of one of the biggest battles of the Revolutionary War, where the Continental Army ambushed the British army along their route from Philadelphia to New York City.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The phenomenon of illicit mining in Johannesburg and surrounding areas was one of the concerns that prompted the government in March to deploy the army to certain high-risk areas in a yearlong operation to stop violence linked to organized crime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalion. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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