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veteran

[vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn] / ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trən /




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“Others are going to follow suit,” said Beth Steinberg, a veteran human-resources executive who has spent much of her career at technology companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The editing, by studio veteran Henry Berman, is jagged and jumpy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

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

The Sparks are pushing to contend for a playoff spot this season after bringing back veteran forward Nneka Ogwumike and guards Ariel Atkins and Wheeler to build one of their deepest rosters in years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It was a real army cap that he had gotten from his friend Ming-ming’s father, a Liberation Army veteran.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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