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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

Faraji, its director, told me that besides the program’s bicycle brigade and backyard fish program, which help keep mosquito populations down, his team also sets hundreds of mosquito traps across the city.

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

"They include service members and the former commander of the 155th brigade," he said in a social media statement.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Seemingly all Percy’s brigade were marching down upon him.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Abdi explained that the announcement followed "the completion of the process of integrating our forces into the brigades of the Syrian army".

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

"They're currently being tested in some brigades," said Trotsenko, who is awaiting a green light for further rollout by the General Staff.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Converting these “e-points” into money via the country’s Delta battlefield management network, brigades can then quickly purchase new systems directly from manufacturers, through a classified online marketplace.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Tanshi and her community fire brigades have prevented serious wildfires from breaking out in and around the 24,700-acre Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary between 2022 and May 2025, according to the global Goldman Environmental Prize.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

There were twenty-six horse-drawn floats, six golden chariots, ten marching bands, and six mounted brigades.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

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

From The Guardian Nov. 9, 2012

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

It afforded much gratification and a home-like feeling, to be brigaded with five other regiments of the same State.

From Historical sketch of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers First Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps by Anonymous

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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