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cadet

noun as in military trainee

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Ross, an army cadet, had been questioned by detectives at the time but prosecutors ruled there was not enough evidence to charge him.

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The ship, which is used to teach cadets about traditional navigation techniques, visits foreign ports on goodwill voyages.

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Like well-trained cadets, the children instantly stopped making noise and pressed their lips shut, in three straight lines.

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For some, intensive preparation for military service begins in preschool, where cadet classes include physical drills carried out in army-style uniforms.

In March, a 15-year-old girl, Phoebe Beltran, told The Times she was attacked by a sea lion while completing her swim test for the cadet Junior Lifeguards program in Long Beach.

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