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noun

plural of brigade

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order

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verb

present tense third-person singular of brigade

as in bands

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Noun

Joining La Murga in protest were fellow fan brigades Los Verdes and Austin Anthem. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The Houthis quickly took control of key state military and civilian powers, including missile brigades and special forces, and the ability to levy taxes, explained al-Basha. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Numan said Iraq had established two joint Iraqi-Kurdish brigades focusing on counter-ISIS operations. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 So far, no mainstream Democratic politician has seemed willing to stir up the hornet’s nest by taking on the progressive brigades. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 In their Two Marines Substack newsletter, Lee and Putiata describe Drone Line, a concept that grouped Russian drone units by depth behind the front rather than attaching them to individual brigades. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The efforts are partly funded through a partnership between Bunge Foundation and IBAMA to support training and equipment for up to 40 Indigenous brigades across five states in the Cerrado and the Amazon. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 Though the reality is more complex, as Cuba also uses the brigades to raise funds for the government. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 Their brigades are like one out of six that work. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

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So instead of making teams whole each time, the NFL now just pays teams’ travel expenses for their international game under the rationale that every team will lose a home game—and, in turn, home game ticket revenue—during that time.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
More offices reported investments in luxury assets, from watches, fine jewelry, art and spirits to sports teams and music rights.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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The Sussexes recently praised Australia for enacting a law that bands anyone under 16 from owning a social media account, Boshoff said.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
In recent days, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, and bands Beach Bunny and Wednesday, also have left the agency, Deadline reported.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of bands

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Its battery-electric vehicles propel themselves rather than relying on a conventional locomotive, and can operate individually or form coordinated groups, known as platoons.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of platoons

Verb

Attendees told The Star the gathering was smaller than former Johnson County No Kings rallies.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
When a massive sea life die-off threatens his livelihood, lifelong fisherman Stan Rennie rallies his community in a quest for answers, becoming the unlikeliest of activists.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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In the post–Cold War era, the United States has perfected the art of airpower—winning control of the skies so that enemy armies, navies, and territory can be bombed at will—to a degree that no country or even alliance of countries has matched.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Russia and Ukraine have been waging a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of armies

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The Amador County Sheriff's Office lobby was also closed to the public while crews responded.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Short-term, month-to-month rentals (the kind that often show up on a rent roll in a town that runs on rotating crews) were disappearing.

— Ken Lundin, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of crews

Verb

Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Max tells him to put it down, releasing Zack in exchange, then picks up the gun himself, herds all four Bowdens into the kitchen, and makes Natalie bind her parents' wrists with plastic restraints.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

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