ensign
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Of them, 760 were commissioned as Navy ensigns, including 520 men and 240 women.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
There were 744 graduates who were commissioned as Navy ensigns, including 539 men and 205 women.
From Washington Times • May 27, 2023
Jane Kirkham, 22, of Rockville was one of 136 bound for service as ensigns with the submarine force.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2018
Deep Space Nine has “Valiant,” which was a more dramatic version of the “young ensigns in command” story.
From The Verge • Sep. 14, 2017
He congratulated me, and asked that we might remove ourselves there instanter so he could sleep without being roused by Irish balladry and ensigns lifting their shirts to compare back-hair.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Romeo and Juliet
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