battalion
Example Sentences
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A battalion chief sent to investigate that collision then crashed with a vehicle on the same intersection almost an hour later.
From Los Angeles Times
Italy’s battalion numbers fell by 67% and France’s dropped by almost as much.
At least one battalion chief assigned to the LAFD’s risk management section has known for months that crews had complained about hot spots after the Lachman fire.
From Los Angeles Times
He also expects six or seven battalions of Leopard 1 tanks, with ammunition, from a coalition of countries.
From Seattle Times
At first, Kherson prisoners thought they would be pressed into the convict battalions that Russia’s Wagner mercenary group had formed.
From New York Times
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