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crew

noun

ˈkrü

Definition of crew

as in team

a group of people working together on a task we'll need the whole crew to stay late tomorrow

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a group involved in secret or criminal activities when one boy turned informant, the police were able to nab the drug kingpin and the rest of his crew

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Recent Examples of crew After helping Every and his crew evade capture, the documents cited by Bailey show Jones briefly returned to Rhode Island. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 The flight crew included pilot 55-year-old Jeff Gregory, according to reports, and co-pilot 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras of Palm Beach. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026 According to Eiler, the remains recovered in September were not found at the springs, though government work crews are working in close proximity to the site. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026 On October 15th, Morrison’s team put a dozen climbers, including Chin and several of his film crew, on the summit, more than tripling the historical total of Super Direct summiteers in a single push. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crew

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Hawley’s consulting team produced the first video ad for Vote Yes on Amendment 3, a spokesperson for the PAC confirmed to the Kansas City Star earlier this month.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
This gives reliability engineers a standardized baseline to track asset health over time, enabling teams to spot early signs of wear and intervene before minor issues escalate into costly plant shutdowns, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of team

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Investors bailed anyway, compounding a dreadful week capped off by the gang that couldn't shoot straight at Intel .

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Since then, the country has become increasingly isolated even as the smaller Hugo Chavez International Airport in Cap-Haïtien emerged as the new international gateway amid the escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince and neighboring cities.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of gang

Noun

Not that that will stop culture-war gnats from claiming that an army of boys with bad intentions are trying to game the system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The French War Crimes Unit has opened a judicial investigation into the Israeli army’s bombing of a residential building in Beirut in November 2024 in which seven civilians were killed, including the parents of Franco-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of army

Noun

The department uses a three-shift platoon system with a daily minimum of 11 on-duty personnel, per the study.

— Andis Robeznieks, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of platoon

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The firm aims to source deals in Saudi Arabia, syndicate locally, and partner with international investors, rather than raise a typical private equity fund, Attar said.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Visages closed its doors in 2000 amid the shift to digital, industry consolidation and competition from major syndicates including Getty Images and Corbis.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of syndicate

Noun

The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Shares of companies that are directly exposed to the physical buildout of data centers tanked Wednesday, including Modine (a maker of data center HVACs, down about 21%) and Sterling Infrastructure (site prep and electrical work, also down 21%).

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of company

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Researchers can tune a network’s structure using this self-adjusting behavior, which limits how many neighbors each particle binds to.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
And in September, the mayor of Atlanta announced plans for new regulations governing the city’s extensive camera networks – including Flock cameras.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

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