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squadron

[skwod-ruhn] / ˈskwɒd rən /
NOUN
military unit
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During the best fight scene, Peter takes on a squadron of gravity-defying ninjas in a brawl that takes place as much in the air as on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The United States Navy will deploy a nuclear-powered submarine squadron to a strategic Australian navy port this year, Canberra's defence minister said on Friday.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

At the start of the month, Starmer said four additional jets would be sent to Qatar following the deployment of the Royal Air Force's joint UK-Qatari Typhoon squadron in January.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

He attended test pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base, the site of many daring Armstrong flights and space shuttle landings, then served with the Navy’s Dust Devil test pilot squadron in China Lake, Calif.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

Masha Dolina was at the head of one of the flights in the squadron.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

It also has several squadrons of F-15E fighters in Jordan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

PLA engineers could fail to get the technology to work in a real wartime scenario, making China’s robot squadrons easy for enemies to pick off or disable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 25, 2026

With its last two MiG-21 squadrons retired, India will now have 29 fighter units against a sanctioned 42.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

An MoD spokesperson said the programme was within its "approved budget" and there would be two full squadrons of F-35s ready for deployment by the end of the year.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2025

When the squadrons of Indians who had remained in the plain outside the town saw the other Indians fleeing and shouting, most of them too panicked and fled.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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