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squadron

[skwod-ruhn] / ˈskwɒd rən /
NOUN
military unit
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During the best fight scene, Peter takes on a squadron of gravity-defying ninjas in a brawl that takes place as much in the air as on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

An array of military jets, including the Blue Angels, the US Navy's flight demonstration squadron, flew over New York Harbor, some leaving red, white and blue contrails.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Then, he reveals that they’re just one squadron in the never-ending war for liberation.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

Mr. Hertling served as the operations officer of a cavalry squadron spearheading the advance into Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

At lunch, he walked outside the squadron headquarters and pounded a huge iron stake in the ground with a sledge hammer he kept in the trunk of his Jaguar XKE.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

It can host roughly 70 aircraft on board, said Capt. Adam Bean, who is in charge of Theodore Roosevelt’s air squadrons, pilots and jets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

There is already more than 1,000 British personnel deployed in the region as part of existing defensive operations, including counter-drone teams and fast jet squadrons, the ministry said.

From BBC May 12, 2026

PLA engineers could fail to get the technology to work in a real wartime scenario, making China’s robot squadrons easy for enemies to pick off or disable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 25, 2026

The light combat aircraft meant to replace it was conceived of in 1981, first flew in 2001 and, even now, decades later, only two squadrons are operational.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

He said nothing while the other squadrons ambled past the reviewing stand crookedly in their customary maimer.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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