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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 Each of them were actually regulars at the Polo Lounge, and those were actually their preferred tables. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Konkle and Burns will both be series regulars, while Kittles, Reed, Nolan and Scheer will have recurring roles. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 July 2026 The long days can be spent waiting around, with runway regulars spending hours waiting their turn for hair and makeup, castings, and fittings. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 July 2026 Other series regulars include Beals, who will play Robyn Wells, the director of the NCIS New York field office. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Some shoppers, but mostly regulars who come to walk the mall to get their steps in, say they were shocked to drive into the parking lot and see parts of it blocked off and fencing going up. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The food hits with spice and comfort, and those cooking behind the counter make first-timers feel like regulars. — Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie looked like Serie A regulars, Folarin Balogun’s finishing was on song and Gio Reyna put to rest any doubts about his selection by channelling his inner Luka Modric. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026 For decades, Mandalay Restaurant & Cafe has served loyal regulars in Silver Spring, Maryland. — Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

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The 1990s were a period of instability across the country, including in Goma, which saw periods of widespread looting that started with mutinous security forces and during which soldiers terrorized the population.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
In his latest casualty update in February, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had lost at least 55,000 soldiers killed since 2022.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 14 July 2026

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Collectors won’t want to miss The Adobe Fine Art, an award-winning 10,000-foot space filled with oil paintings of cowboys and gunslingers, fiber sculptures of Native American warriors, traditional Pueblo pottery, and much more.

— Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026
The film follows Johnny Cage, a martial arts actor who is recruited by the thunder god Raiden and Sonya Blade to join his fellow Earthrealm fighters in an inter-dimensional tournament against the Outworld warriors.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 17 July 2026

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This is the Prairie School thumbprint that Condé Nast Traveler ranks among the world's best small cities for architecture lovers.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
And despite wrapping production before the Canadian series aired, this new movie also mirrors it with a scene in which the two lovers stare at each other across a crowded nightclub dance floor.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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Noun

An Iranian missile and drone attack has killed nine fighters of an Iranian-Kurdish group based in neighboring Iraq, according to an official from the group.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
What does Texas congressman Brandon Gill think of one of the UFC fighters at the White House calling Michelle Obama a man?

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

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Former patrons of the bar and other mourners visited the site Tuesday, adding to the growing pile of flowers leaning on the guardrails cordoning off the location of the blaze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
At the Art Algebra studio, at 1001 Glade Road Suite 100 right next door to girligirl boutique, patrons can admire art and then head to a coffee bar right inside the gallery.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of patrons

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Among the changes to the program, which comprises about 200 rooms, some guests now have to pay for a portion of their room, and there is a maximum stay of six months.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Around a quarter of guests have been asking for no lettuce in their orders, and others have requested omitting pico de gallo, cilantro and other green-heavy ingredients from their orders.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

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