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plebe

[pleeb] / plib /
NOUN
cadet
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“It was such an unbelievable feeling of joy and relief and just pure happiness that this plebe year was over,” he told me.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

“He was a very sharp plebe, a very intelligent young man,” said retired Navy officer Gregory Glaros, the company commander often quizzing Cooper at the academy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

“He wanted to present himself as among ‘the best and the brightest,’ not some common plebe who’d held workaday jobs,” Garrow said of Obama’s first run for the presidency.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2024

There was even a contest to see how fast a plebe can patch a leaky pipe — an important skill for those likely to be spending much of their career at sea.

From Washington Times May 18, 2022

We were among the few still at the school from our plebe class.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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