battalion
Example Sentences
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The adversary forces were “able to eliminate two battalions in a day,” so that “in an exercise sense, basically, they were not able to fight anymore after that.”
Frustrated with the pace of change, last year, Breuer started to give money directly to battalion and brigade commanders so they can buy off-the-shelf commercial drones and other equipment so they can experiment.
The attack prompted Tinubu to order the deployment of a battalion in the remote village.
From Barron's
The sight of the full battalion brings grins to every passerby.
From Salon
Grant Gilchrist survives the challenge of a battalion of second rows, but there are two seriously impressive operators to come off the bench.
From BBC
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