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cadet

[kuh-det] / kəˈdɛt /
NOUN
military trainee
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He also invited a cadet onstage to highlight physical fitness achievements, underscoring a recurring emphasis on bodily standards as a marker of military excellence.

From Salon May 24, 2026

In 1981, he made his Broadway debut in the play "Heartland" and his movie debut that same year as a military cadet in "Taps."

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

In July 2021, a cadet needed to pass 25 practical exams to graduate.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2026

DS Hunt's son, Adrian Hunt - who was an 18-year-old police cadet at the time of his father's murder - called the matter "bureaucracy gone mad".

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

In the Army, there is an old expression that the officers make the orders and the sergeants do all the work; this year, as a cadet platoon sergeant, I was learning how true that was.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

While the speech began in standard ceremonial form, it repeatedly shifted into unscripted commentary about the cadets themselves, including their physical appearance and fitness.

From Salon May 24, 2026

In his teens, he went on to join the air cadets youth programme, and to study space science and physics at university.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2026

“This means that cadets are not taught what it means to be objectively reasonable, the very standard which the law requires them to meet when deciding whether or not to use deadly force.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

At the time, all its cadets took the same courses, which focused mainly on engineering.

From Slate Feb. 9, 2026

One February morning, the cadets are roused from their beds at two A.M. and driven out into the glitter.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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