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regulars

noun

plural of regular

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service throughout the war, the regulars were supplemented by corps of volunteers and militiamen

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civilians

as in fans

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place the coffeehouse regulars were put out by the interlopers occupying their usual table

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Recent Examples of regulars But over time, some music acts have become cherished regulars that can be reliably found on certain nights. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026 This is Blue Mondays, a karaoke night dedicated to sad songs that’s become a ritual of catharsis for its regulars. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Staff often greet regulars – and their dogs – by name with a warm question about their day. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 One has earned a place in the Best of Beauty Hall of Famers—with six awards to its name—while others have become routine regulars among editors solely for the brand's range of clean, comforting scents. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026 The quartet of series regulars will join returning series leads Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale as well as fellow main cast members Margo Martindale and Isabel Gravitt. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 There’s a wide range of ages represented in the readers who attend the Fremont events, and some of the Banter Bookshop regulars are starting to build friendships. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026 Room for more London has its regulars, but its calendar remains less developed than New York’s. — Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026 Much of the main cast is back for the new season, including a few guest stars who are now series regulars on the show. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Earlier this week, soldiers in the United States tested rapidly deployable counter-drone systems.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Confident in the safety of their compound, Andrew and the soldiers were oblivious to the boy’s bad intentions.

— Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of soldiers

Noun

This particular video of the All 22 was viewed by more than 100,000 people, and a number of fans shared their opinion on why the play went so wrong.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Percy Jackson says in one of the clips shown at Lucca, drawing a wild roar from fans assembled at the Teatro Moderno movie theatre.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

His most significant individual victory comes against Indrajit, another of Ravana’s sons and one of Lanka’s mightiest warriors.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
There, female leaders such as Queen Mother Ramonda, played by Angela Bassett, and her daughter Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) are not only leaders but also warriors.

— Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of warriors

Noun

For the aesthetes who have already seen the latest exhibition at MoMA, this weekend guide for design lovers is intended to point you in a few other directions (and no, this does not include that viral room full of dirt in SoHo).

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Midnight is full of clocks and mirrors, and Hall often structures songs and plot points around countdowns to midnight, when his lovers meet in secret.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

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The witness, who also spoke on condition of anonymity in fear of reprisals, said civilians in Nyala often gather wherever fighters congregate to sell food and tea to earn a living amid widespread unemployment and few sources of income.

— YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
The witness, who also spoke on condition of anonymity in fear of reprisals, said that civilians in Nyala often gather wherever fighters congregate to sell food and tea to earn a living amid widespread unemployment and few sources of income.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of fighters

Noun

In practical terms, this means disabled patrons should be able to buy a ticket as easily as anyone else, get into the venue without extra hurdles, move through the space unimpeded, and have a safe place to experience the show.

— Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
He was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after patrons recognized him at a McDonald’s from photos circulated by the NYPD.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of patrons

Noun

One small disappointment was the lack of access to the loft in my deluxe studio, tucked so high under the shed roof that it was deemed unsafe to allow guests access by ladder.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
In Paolo Veronese’s The Wedding at Cana (1563), the Louvre’s largest painting, a miniature brown-and-white lapdog stands on the biblical banquet table, partaking of the lavish meal set out for the guests.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

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