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cadet

[kuh-det] / kəˈdɛt /
NOUN
military trainee
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She had just started going out with a boy in her class, joined the hockey team, was training to be in the New Zealand Cadet Force, and had started competitive swimming.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

This period also appears to have been his only genuine brush with the military, with his name appearing in the London Gazette in 1991 as part of the college's Combined Cadet Force.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Cadet gets to be in the spotlight to show off his strong arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Set in 1955, the film brings together students and parents attending a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in a desert town on Asteroid Day.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

The best way to prevent a conflict with Cadet Mason is to keep your distance, she’d said, like it was easy to do in a class as small as ours.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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