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a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions)
infantry/cavalry regiments
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The three regiments, each part of the Household Division, are known for their historic roles in royal and national defense.
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jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In different colorways according to the regiment, the short, no-tails mess jacket became the go-to for formal mess dress in the British Army in the mid-19th century.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Peter, whose last name is unknown, served as a sergeant in Black regiment in the Union Army during the Civil War, according to the National Portrait Gallery.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In different colorways according to the regiment, the short, no-tails mess jacket became the go-to for formal mess dress in the British Army in the mid-19th century.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Peter, whose last name is unknown, served as a sergeant in Black regiment in the Union Army during the Civil War, according to the National Portrait Gallery.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Beijing Reuters — China’s Shenzhou-21 space rocket and its crew including the youngest member of its astronaut corps blasted off on Friday atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, Chinese state media reported.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Nov. 2025
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The guard corps offered Amirov $500,000 to carry out the crime and provided him with personal details about Alinejad, including her home address in Brooklyn, according to the documents.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Over the past two months, the Pentagon has deployed close to 10,000 troops — most of them based in Puerto Rico — along with a contingent of Marines aboard amphibious assault ships.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Tzarfati's remains had already been partially retrieved by Israeli troops during the war.—
Maayan Lubell,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Palace’s super-strength is low crosses provided by flying wing-backs, when they can be released, running into space on the edge of the box.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each is about 1/2 inch long and has long, narrow wings.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the rise of generative AI software tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which have become increasingly popular among students.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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The company's previous mark for orbital launches was 134, set in 2024.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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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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The soldiers, identified as Major Yaniv Kula, 26, a company commander in the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade, and Staff Sergeant Itay Yavetz, 21, a combat soldier in the same battalion, were both based in Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut.—
Greg Norman , Trey Yingst,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Regiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regiment. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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