rear
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Philippine Navy spokesman Rear Adm Roy Vincent Trinidad said Filipino troops had seized 10 bottles of cyanide from sampan boats allegedly launched from Chinese fishing vessels in February, July and October last year.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
In real life, Lithuania and other allies would have had enough intelligence warnings to avoid this scenario, said Rear Adm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
It was built by the Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Sir John Ross, whose nephew James Clark Ross would later discover the magnetic North Pole.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
“The U.S. is likely working through diplomatic channels to determine if it’s actually registered in Russia,” said retired Rear Adm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
I thought about Rear Admiral Hill, the former superintendent of the Naval Academy, who served as the president of Valley Forge in my last three years of high school.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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