lieutenant
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He graduated from the Kharkiv Institute of Tank Troops in 2004 and began serving as a lieutenant.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
As a result of his work, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
At the same time, Marianne Lake, currently the head of the consumer bank and a longtime Dimon lieutenant, is retiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The school’s new superintendent, Michael Borgschulte, an amiable lieutenant general with a Bronze Star and a pearly white set of teeth, steps onto the bandstand.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
The twenty-three-year-old lieutenant got out his binoculars and scanned the landscape beyond the fences of the American base.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
From what my lieutenants tell me, it’s being well-received, the numbers are good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
He often delegates difficult conversations to trusted lieutenants.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The authorities escalated further, arresting Audias Flores, El Mencho's presumed successor, as well as his top accountant and other lieutenants.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said the operation also killed several al-Mainuki lieutenants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
He thought: have to get some more lieutenants.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
Vocabulary lists containing lieutenant
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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