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battalion

[buh-tal-yuhn] / bəˈtæl yən /


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As imagined by director Travis Knight—best known for another toys-to-screen saga, 2018’s “Transformers” sequel “Bumblebee”—and a battalion of screenwriters, the new He-Man, lost prince from the planet Eternia, is a meek cubicle dweller named Adam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

First responders took 10 people to the hospital, including eight workers and one firefighter, Matt Amos, battalion chief of the Longview Fire Department, said at a press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

At one point, he saw Garcia, the battalion chief, and brought up their earlier conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Shpuk joined the Ukrainian army as part of a volunteer battalion in 2014.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Old friends could pick him out of a dismissed battalion, so singular was his walk, so indelibly a part of him, and he could change it no more than he could change his blood type.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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