brigade
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The fire brigade, for example, "were really most proficient in the city at that time".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"Unfortunately, the brigade commander, Brigadier General O.O. Braimah, lost his life," Kaga local government chairman, Zannah Lawan Ajimi told AFP on the phone.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“It’s déjà vu all over again,” said Mansoor, who was a brigade commander in Iraq shortly after the 2003 invasion and later a top aide to Gen. David Petraeus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The family's firefighting history goes back to the 19th century, when volunteers started a fire brigade in Newry.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The commander of that brigade, Bill Gamble, came up the hill on a muddy horse, trailed by a small cloud of aides, gazed westward with watery eyes.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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