veteran
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The campaign was led by Gregory Bovino, a veteran Border Patrol chief who normally presided over a remote stretch of sand and scrub deep in the state’s Imperial Valley.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
“It’s shameful that in many cases we are leaving people on their own during the worst migration crisis that we have confronted,” the veteran diplomat said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Conagra CAG -2.38%decrease; red down pointing triangle Brands has tapped veteran consumer-products executive John Brase to replace Sean Connolly as president and chief executive of the food maker, effective June 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Noam Scheiber, a veteran labor reporter at the New York Times, wants you to believe in the college-educated working class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
There wasn’t much drama in it for him—he knew that as a one-year veteran he would make the team.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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Veterans Day Vocabulary
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