brigade
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The fire brigade, for example, "were really most proficient in the city at that time".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
By the time of my visit, that brigade had put about 100 soldiers through a monthlong course focused on electronic warfare, the use of drones for reconnaissance and strikes, countering drones and tactics, says Maj.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
“It’s déjà vu all over again,” said Mansoor, who was a brigade commander in Iraq shortly after the 2003 invasion and later a top aide to Gen. David Petraeus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
"It's a privilege to be in the fire brigade," he added.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
He and his brigade of architects, draftsmen, engineers, and contractors had accomplished so much in an impossibly short time, but apparently not enough to overcome the damping effect of the fast-degrading economy.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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