rank and file

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Recent Examples of rank and file Before a small crowd of Gallo’s rank and file officers, Fisk placed the commish’s melon between his meaty palms, squeeeeeeezed…. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025 White House spokesman Kush Desai indicated that Fain’s praise puts him in league with his union’s rank and file. Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 31 Mar. 2025 The abrupt move to shutter VOA has shocked its rank and file, but signs of massive change at the agency have been evident for weeks. Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025 More recently, he’s publicly called for more rank and file public involvement in government. David Jeans, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rank and file
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rank and file
Noun
  • The other good news is that federal wildlife crossing grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation/FHWA are providing vital revenue to help states improve highway safety for the traveling public and the many special creatures who live within our nation.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of My Mother and I, discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed back across the pond anytime soon following her royal exit.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • In this case, the first task is to acquaint the local populace with the new part-owner and his significance before the franchise can capitalize on his worldwide stature in the sport.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 May 2025
  • Whether this research method is an adequate representation of the populace at large is an open question.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • American and Israeli colors lined the streets of Aventura, where a crowd of more than 500 people embarked Sunday on a three-mile march — escorted by police — to raise awareness for rising antisemitism at home and abroad.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
  • Trump’s rallies, inflammatory language, thin skin toward criticism, obsession with crowd size and media coverage — Çifci suggests these to be symptoms of a personality driven by defensive grandiosity.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Police responded to the area after receiving reports of a man with weapon setting people on fire.
    Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
  • At least seven people were killed, authorities said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Maryland banned AR-15s after Sandy Hook shooting Maryland passed its ban after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, one of the deadliest school shootings in the nation’s history.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 June 2025
  • The law was enacted after the deadly 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • In a further sign that Hamas, which has been controlling the flow of food and supplies, is losing its grip, a mob broke into a warehouse in central Gaza to take flour.
    The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2025
  • El-Amin’s uncle, Dennis Hubert, was an 18-year-old Black divinity student in 1930 when a mob of seven White men lynched him on the playground of an Atlanta school.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 27 May 2025

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