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veteran

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




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After the VA unveiled a plan during a federal court hearing in January to install 800 tiny homes on the campus, advocates for veteran housing criticized the 8-foot-by-8-foot sheds as cramped, flimsy and undignified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

"If you electrify and you increase coal, then what are you doing?" veteran COP observer and E3G analyst Alden Meyer told AFP in Bonn.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I was married, a US citizen, an army veteran, and a teacher.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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