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veteran

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




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It was “traumatizing, seeing that stuff on display for so long and then seeing it come down,” said James Ranger, a veteran hotel tour guide and Mission Inn Foundation docent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Capt Sabharwal was a veteran pilot with three decades of flying experience at Air India.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The company in April brought on Hilary Maxson, a veteran of Schneider Electric, to serve as its new chief financial officer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick interviewed veteran federal prosecutor and MS NOW legal analyst Andrew Weissmann.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Because he was a combat veteran, Captain Laird found him another job.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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