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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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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 So when the coach calls up his regulars next month for a two-leg Nations League quarterfinal with Haiti — the first competitive matches of the new cycle — expect some of those new players to receive invitations too. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The season-most 364 total yards by the offense was promising, considering how many regulars were unavailable due to injury. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 With most of the Heat’s rotation regulars held out of Saturday’s 125-124 preseason loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Kaseya Center, Jovic stepped into a bigger role and started. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Stylists—increasingly public personas in their own right—are front row regulars. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng, and Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will return as series regulars in the one-hour original series. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 Around the same time, a small group of regulars began gathering in the stands. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 Celebrity regulars including Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and Sabrina Carpenter and hard-to-get reservations have helped make The Corner Store one of New York City's hottest restaurant destinations. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 His deadline trade for Arraez, which required three regulars to change positions, was an exception. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Our soldiers, who have been on the front line for weeks and months, are being delivered food and water using appropriate drones with Starlink.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
An Army officer who fought with his superiors for his soldiers’ safety.

— Washington Post readers, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

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Noun

For the Bills fans, the store opening is bringing a slice of home and Upstate New York.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
Benjamin Satterley, known to wrestling fans around the world as Pac, died last month of bronchial asthma, the medical examiner’s office in Cook County, Illinois, confirmed Friday.

— Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

Both Chun-Li and her boss have ulterior motives, Bison seeking to exploit the fighters’ powers for his own nefarious end and Chun-Li secretly an Interpol agent seeking to take Bison down for having murdered her father.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
What started as a capture and extraction mission turned into hell on Earth after multiple helicopters were hit by Somalia fighters.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of fighters

Noun

Dorothy recalls patrons hanging around the shop for hours, running her hands along a rainbow of silk ties, and picking up tailor pins with her cousins to pass the time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of patrons

Noun

Back inside, a living area spanning just over 1,330 square feet offers spacious accommodation for up to 10 guests and four crew.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
His guests are often surprised to discover that the three-story stucco house was conceived in the Art Deco style.

— Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

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