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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 The reshaping of society by a small cadre of tech-billionaires whose actions are nurturing mass surveillance for marketing and political purposes, widespread technological unemployment, and a culture of misinformation and disinformation is clearly anti-democratic. — Wendell Wallach, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 Brazil’s two youngest talents, 19-year-old forwards Endrick and Rayan, are part of that left-footed cadre. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Cao is strategically building his team, repositioning competent legacy appointees to ensure continuity while fostering a loyal leadership cadre. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The initial cadre of students has been getting together with other families before being blended together in the classroom. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cadre

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Atsushi Matono is responsible for erecting the shingi, a sacred tree placed at the top of one of the floats —the holiest part of the structure, to which a deity is believed to descend.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
So even if your soil is loaded with calcium, and your garden is irrigated, plants may not able to transport enough calcium from the soil water into their internal structures.

— Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

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According to Ding Yunfan, vice president of AI framework architecture at Biren, improvements in the performance of a single graphics processing unit (GPU) are no longer enough to meet these demands.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
His political project requires weakening the international institutions—the UN, EU regulatory bodies, multilateral climate frameworks—that his theology now identifies as potential instruments of the Antichrist’s rule.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

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But whether these accounts ultimately narrow America’s wealth gap depends less on the initial $1,000 deposit than on the financial architecture that follows.

— Darrick Hamilton, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Its internal mechanical architecture is modeled on the human spine and musculoskeletal system, using synthetic muscle-like actuators that enable fluid, natural movements.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

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