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training

[trey-ning] / ˈtreɪ nɪŋ /


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"Our police department spent a lot of time training and we paid thousands of taxpayer dollars to send him to the police academy," the mayor said, according to Fox8.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“It’s the training systems that are not offering the capacity that industry demands.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Team Melli had spent nearly three weeks at a training camp in Antalya, using their time in Turkey to apply for visas to travel to Mexico, Canada and the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Despite the notification to the city’s Police Department, elected city officials said they received no notice about the training until just a few hours before it was set to begin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Directly in front of us was what looked like a smaller version of Professor Watt’s gym, complete with a training mat.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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