unit

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Recent Examples of unit But the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator knows his unit must show urgency and improvement Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after a rude wake-up call in the season opener. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Anyone with information is urged to contact homicide unit detectives directly at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 The facility was designed to look like a hospital, with an emergency room, intensive care unit, operating rooms, a delivery room complete with mother and child manikins, an intensive care unit and a hospital room. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Where his focus has been following the Dolphins’ special team unit’s disastrous performance in Miami’s 27-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders is patching the leaks that led to three massive returns to the Raiders and a missing a field-goal attempt. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unit
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Noun
  • On Wednesday, local media reported that India's premier criminal investigation agency filed a case against Bhanu Tatak, the adviser to a group resisting the hydropower project, accusing her of illegally taking funds from foreign entities.
    — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered political entity that dared to publicly criticize the war, was removed from the ballot last month by Russia’s Supreme Court, and only had a few dozen candidates in the single-seat races.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That’s because these items, when they’re being used, have particles that come off and settle into the air to create dust.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • From vintage Midwestern treasures at Kimmswick Keepsake to home goods, clothing, and accessories at Sparrow+Mason, you’re bound to find the perfect item to take home with you.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Unit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unit. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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