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plebe

[pleeb] / plib /
NOUN
cadet
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“It was such an unbelievable feeling of joy and relief and just pure happiness that this plebe year was over,” he told me.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

“He was a very sharp plebe, a very intelligent young man,” said retired Navy officer Gregory Glaros, the company commander often quizzing Cooper at the academy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

“He wanted to present himself as among ‘the best and the brightest,’ not some common plebe who’d held workaday jobs,” Garrow said of Obama’s first run for the presidency.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2024

Naval Academy are taking part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday, a ritual that marks the end of their plebe year and some say foreshadows career success.

From Seattle Times May 14, 2024

He was new to the job at Valley Forge, we were his first plebe class, and I was his first major challenge.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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