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veteran

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




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A 2016 draft master plan earmarks the building as a veteran multipurpose union with a cafeteria as an alternate use.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

A British-born veteran of Vietnam, he concluded after the 1993 bombing that the terrorists would return, and he rigorously rehearsed evacuation plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

At a cafe in the small Nebraska town of Arapahoe, a handful of residents listen to Dan Osborn, a 51-year-old Navy veteran running as an independent for the US Senate.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

While this will likely be upgraded at some point, Cryer, a veteran of the mining industry, acknowledges that predicting the long-run price of copper is far from straightforward.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The line is available to any service member, any veteran, at any time.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Instead, it is leasing it to the private developer, which is using low-income housing tax credits and private financing to build hundreds of housing units for homeless veterans on the property.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Anthony Allman, executive director of Vets Advocacy, a nonprofit created to monitor the settlement of the earlier lawsuit, said a neutral process is needed to find out what veterans want.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

And investors may have underappreciated just how strong second-quarter earnings were, according to Patrick Palfrey, head of portfolio strategy at Seaport Research Partners, a Chicago-based research firm staffed by many Wall Street veterans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Companies that do business with the U.S. government are largely failing to meet federal targets for hiring military veterans, a new analysis finds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

“Yeah, we learned that in school. Post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s what a lot of the veterans have after coming home from war. But how can a whole nation have it?”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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