regiment

as in corps
a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions) infantry/cavalry regiments

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Recent Examples of regiment Yuriy Fedorenko, commander of the Achilles drone regiment, shared that skill and discipline matter more than gaming experience. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025 An arsenal of throw pillows abutted enough foldable bed frames to sleep an army regiment. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 The camp is made up of 10 regiments, totaling more than 6,000 cadets. Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025 But more simply, some days, the healthiest regiment for my little moon of a bald head is my own loving gaze in the mirror. Essence, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for regiment
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  • In part, the McKinley administration standardized various press protocols and routines involved in managing the press corps—holding somewhat regular briefings, for example, and carefully timing White House announcements.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This continuous cycle of training and combat ensures that the frontline experience directly informs new recruits, rapidly expanding Ukraine’s corps of skilled FPV drone pilots.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Japanese Imperial troops killed more than 200,000 unarmed men and civilians, and raped and tortured tens of thousands of women and girls, in what is known as the Nanjing Massacre – one of the most notorious wartime atrocities of the 20th century.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Framing his win as a reclamation of sovereignty, Muizzu expelled Indian troops and canceled defense agreements with New Delhi, abruptly ending decades of security cooperation between the two countries.
    MUHIB RAHMAN, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
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  • AeroMap estimates drag for different wing-body configurations operating at speeds close to the speed of sound.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The swan-neck tap, with its two silver wings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • The company, which provides infrastructure for AI, reported revenue that more than doubled from a year earlier, beating analyst expectations.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The breakthrough relied on a robotic system built by Lithuanian MedTech company Sentante.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • The city of Charlotte settled a longstanding racial discrimination suit filed by a former fire department battalion chief last week — just days before announcing his wife would lead the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
    Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.

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