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Recent Examples of battalion
Staley described it as a two-alarm fire that drew three city fire battalions.
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 21 July 2025
The battalion arrived in San Diego on Jan. 29, 1847 — two weeks after the Treaty of Cahuenga was signed, effectively ending military conflict in California.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
Wu-Tang Clan's farewell tour hit Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night with a full battalion of surviving members for an inspired evening of hip-hop nostalgia.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
That same year Russia was also struggling to repel Ukraine’s military incursion into Kursk, with some 15 battalions lost in Kursk alone.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 21 July 2025
The battalion arrived in San Diego on Jan. 29, 1847 — two weeks after the Treaty of Cahuenga was signed, effectively ending military conflict in California.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
Wu-Tang Clan's farewell tour hit Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night with a full battalion of surviving members for an inspired evening of hip-hop nostalgia.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
That same year Russia was also struggling to repel Ukraine’s military incursion into Kursk, with some 15 battalions lost in Kursk alone.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battalion
army
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The allegations by both Southeast Asian countries are putting strain on a ceasefire for which Cambodia—its army heavily outgunned by Thailand's much larger and better-equipped forces—has become one of the latests countries to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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At one stage this summer, six different projects were being worked on inside The Racecourse at the same time by a small army of workers.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalion. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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