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cadre

noun

ˈka-ˌdrā

Definition of cadre

as in structure

the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy

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Recent Examples of cadre Luke Evans is among the rare cadre of British actors who regularly balance Hollywood blockbusters with more modest British dramas. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Today, however, that encompasses solidly middle-class, even working-class, households, not the $500,000+ cadre. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Though thousands of people work at the company’s headquarters in Hamburg, this cadre of just over 60 metalworkers, gem-setters, nib-makers, and other specialists creates its most technically demanding and intricate writing instruments. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026 The Iranian revolutionary guard’s engineering cadre trained at MIT. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cadre

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FinFET transistors FinFETs are transistors with narrow silicon channels shaped like upright fins rather than flat structures.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
In other cases the cells may be cultivated in a bioreactor, in which they are suspended and kept in motion; constant spinning encourages the cells to self-organize into multilayered, three-dimensional structures.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

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Within this framework, advanced radar systems serve as a critical component by providing information about potential aerial activity.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
National governments will already be looking at their aviation authority regulations and frameworks and there will be discussions at the European and global level, John Edwards, senior consultant at Gates Aviation in London, said by phone.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

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Lockheed Martin is developing a new communications architecture with S-band and X-band capabilities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
The backstory Hotel Nikko San Francisco opened in 1987 under the ownership of Takenaka Corporation, one of Japan’s largest architecture and engineering firms, and is part of the Okura Nikko Hotels portfolio.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

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