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as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
they're a brotherhood of retired war veterans
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as in fraternities
the body of people in a profession or field of activity
a family that has been part of the brotherhood of police officers for four generations
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Porter has also worked as a meteorological technical subject matter expert in for both government and commercial organizations around the world.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Volusia Valor Days returns for its third free annual event Saturday and Sunday with more than 40 working military vehicles, including tanks and artillery, living history displays, veterans’ organizations, first responders and more than 100 battlefield reenactors.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The dancers will execute styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances and an array of contemporary styles, according to The Hemmens website.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Members wear the club's colors, purple and gold, with the pride and allegiance reminiscent of those in Black fraternities and sororities.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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This, Wright imagined, was one way Proxi might display its analysis of players’ minds, an aerial map of loves, phobias, triumphs, losses, pets, and near misses plus all the associations connecting them.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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And these associations held even when accounting for age and gender.—
Lea Barbett,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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The deal also included a draft pick that eventually became Bowen Byram, and those two helped Cale Makar reshape the Avalanche defense corps and deliver a Stanley Cup championship in 2022.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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The San Francisco 49ers shored up their receiving corps during free agency and also brought back Dre Greenlaw to boost their defense.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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In ancient Mesoamerican societies, cacao held profound cultural and symbolic importance.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The group has since expanded to start book swap societies across Colorado and in Rhode Island, California and Missouri.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Electricians, in particular, have emerged as some of the most in-demand—and AI-resistant—professions as companies race to build the infrastructure powering AI.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Tree work is consistently ranked among the most dangerous professions in the country.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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According to Housebots, the development also reflects a broader trend of collaboration between academic institutions and commercial enterprises in advancing robotics innovation in China.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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This collaborative study, led by Randall Wells of Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, involves numerous researchers from a variety of institutions, who study different aspects of dolphin biology, health, ecology and behavior.—
Laela Sayigh,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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This was largely due to the Green Revolution, a broad campaign by governments and research institutes to provide high-yield varieties of wheat and rice, along with pesticides and mechanized agriculture, to developing countries.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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Independent research institutes estimate the size of Israel’s arsenal based on available intelligence and historical records.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Brotherhoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brotherhoods. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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