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battalion

[buh-tal-yuhn] / bəˈtæl jən /


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Explosions had also been heard in Bakhchisarai, Kerch and in the area of Mount Ai-Petri, where the radio engineering battalion of the Russian Aerospace Forces is based.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

As imagined by director Travis Knight—best known for another toys-to-screen saga, 2018’s “Transformers” sequel “Bumblebee”—and a battalion of screenwriters, the new He-Man, lost prince from the planet Eternia, is a meek cubicle dweller named Adam.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

And seven decades earlier, Hearts missed out on the 1915 championship, because 13 of its players abruptly left the team: They had enlisted in the Royal Scots battalion to go fight in the Great War.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

“The bottom line is, if he says we’re leaving, you’re leaving,” the former battalion chief said of supervisors at the Lachman fire.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

Think of the word battle—two t’s, one I. Benito secretly played with a battalion of toy soldiers. believe.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

That success, and the money that nourishes it, has battalions of fans beyond Los Angeles all but marching outside ballparks with picket signs reading “SALARY CAP NOW.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

U.S. forces in South Korea also maintain two Patriot battalions, in addition to the one in Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

It subsequently scaled down combat operations across northern Gaza, declaring that Hamas’s local battalions had been dismantled.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2024

Most Hamas battalions have been degraded and are scattered.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2024

Code talkers should be in every regiment and battalion—from artillery and anti-tank battalions to engineer regiments and scout companies.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac




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