squadron

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Recent Examples of squadron The Siege of Mandalore In one of the final battles at the tail end of the Clone Wars, Ahsoka Tano leads a Republic squadron to rid the planet Mandalore of Darth Maul's influence. Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025 The United States has recently dispatched an additional squadron of stealth fighter aircraft to Japan, its treaty ally in Northeast Asia, aiming to counter the military threat posed by China. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 The American army carried the day with help from Pike's squadron. Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025 The administration’s decision to abandon plans to move D.C.’s elite fighter jet squadron to Maryland comes months after the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore (D) worked to secure the planes to prevent the state from losing its flying mission. Meagan Flynn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squadron
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Noun
  • The picture is similar at the Fire Department, where the top ten each earned over $500,000, led by the battalion chief with $905,060.
    John Hart, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
  • There will also be six battalion chiefs on the scene, along with a division chief, a deputy chief and a chief of operations.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Barrett’s ruling, however, left open the possibility that Trump’s birthright policy could be blocked nationwide under lawsuits brought by state governments, or class-action litigation to challenge the order on behalf of groups of plaintiffs who would be affected by the order.
    Nik Popli, Time, 27 June 2025
  • While Molo’s clients have yet to proceed with an appeal, attorneys representing two other groups of House objectors have filed notices of appeal following Wilken’s final approval of the settlement on June 6.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
  • Bowden lists a grouping of three top-10 prospects as the package that would land Robert on the Padres.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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