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veteran

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




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The company looked to assure investors that another change in management won’t be too much of a disruption, as interim CFO Day is a longtime company veteran.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Dahlia also speaks with Andrew Weissmann, law professor at New York University and a veteran federal prosecutor, about President Trump’s latest nomination for attorney general and the state of the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The veteran coach, to his credit, projected confidence.

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

Farrell Jones, who rode alongside Pollard, recalled a fight he got into with a veteran jockey in a dispute over a checkers match.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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