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battalion

[buh-tal-yuhn] / bəˈtæl yən /


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He commands its UGV battalion - the world's first, he says.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

When Lai was eventually rotated out of the presidential-offices detail and risked losing access to lucrative intelligence, he recruited another sergeant and a corporal in his battalion to take over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Word had come that a second North Vietnamese battalion was moving toward the area.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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