battalion
Example Sentences
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“In this case, you had a trifecta,” said Michael Rohde, a former battalion chief with the Orange County Fire Authority who is now an emergency management consultant.
From Los Angeles Times
The battalion's senior operator assessed his handling as "good", adding that the future king "could be trained up".
From BBC
It’s chaos, with a battalion of balls bouncing and flying around as people warm up and Coach Shephard stands under the basket rebounding and blowing his whistle.
From Literature
"I ended up in a battalion where everything was a mess," he says, although he still believes this was the exception, not the norm.
From BBC
“It’s a personal embarrassment and possible career ending for a battalion chief or captain to have a rekindle,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
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