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battalion

[buh-tal-yuhn] / bəˈtæl yən /


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Plus a battalion of new signings who were supposed to bring energy and momentum to the second half of the season.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The attack prompted Tinubu to order the deployment of a battalion in the remote village.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The sight of the full battalion brings grins to every passerby.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Lai’s battalion was responsible for security at the entrances and throughout the hallways of the presidential office building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Where this morning a battalion of tractors had plied the gravel paths, hauling carts loaded with fish and peat-bricks up and down from the harbor, now those carts were being pulled by horses and mules.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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