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brigade

[bri-geyd] / brɪˈgeɪd /


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In Chinatown, a librarian has assembled a brigade of teen volunteers to deliver fresh produce and other essential groceries to neighbors in need.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

The riders work for the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, the first mosquito-control program in the nation to launch a bicycle brigade, according to Ary Faraji, the district’s executive director.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

In an update on Friday evening, the fire brigade said the blaze was under control and there was no wider risk to the public.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The commander of Ukraine's scandal-hit "Anne of Kyiv" army brigade has been arrested as part of a murder probe, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

He’s got a brigade in position, that’s all.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

European Command aims to field four armored brigades during a crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

And on the opposite bank, giant murals pay tribute to Ukrainian brigades fighting at the front.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The Catalan government said three fire brigades and two medical teams attended the scene.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

We were wearing matching unit hats: We served in different brigades within the same infantry division.

From Slate Apr. 1, 2026

The fire brigades would arrive and everything would be alright.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

This is a useful corrective for people who are being brigaded by Twitter trolls: Would you still be worried if a crowd of folks in a town you’ll never visit was booing your name?

From Washington Post Aug. 9, 2022

In many cases, it appeared that a post from one user would get shared by a friend into his or her network, where it would be brigaded by strangers.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2020

While the idea of civil servants being "brigaded" to march in step to the localist tune is an entertaining notion, it will not liberate the power of local economies.

From The Guardian Nov. 9, 2012

He calls for civil servants outside London to "be brigaded into local growth teams".

From The Guardian Nov. 9, 2012

Much of the American man-power eventually was brigaded with the British and French and went through the British and French soldier-making mills.

From Our Army at the Front by Heywood Broun

What counts as sufficient coordination for a campaign to qualify as brigading?

From Washington Post Dec. 23, 2021

Facebook said that such coordinated campaigns, known as brigading, are a new area that the company is starting to police.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2021

So apparently YouTube doesn't understand how brigading works or why impact matters more than intent.

From Washington Post Jun. 5, 2019

There are almost ceaseless allegations, on both sides, of harassment, brigading, astroturfing and sock puppetry: terms that describe coordinated, oppositional online campaigns, the feigned impression of grassroots support and fake online identities.

From Washington Post May 5, 2016

Sometime in the same month an order was issued from army headquarters, regularly brigading Morgan's command.

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke




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