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cadet

[kuh-det] / kəˈdɛt /
NOUN
military trainee
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The national cadet programme is overseen by the military and offers leadership and skills training to youth aged 12 to 18.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

During a recent Coast Guard graduation, Trump invited onto stage "the only cadet who earned a perfect score on every single fitness test."

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

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

One West Point cadet expressed this viewpoint in his jubilee speech, asking the audience: “What fifty years have ever witnessed greater improvements in science, literature, and politics?”

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

From San Francisco he traveled by elegant Pullman car to Annapolis, where he was enrolled as a cadet.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

It would have brought around 500 maritime cadets to the city.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

He even managed to get a more current jest in, teasing the group of young cadets with a “six-seven” joke about making good choices.

From Salon May 24, 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

He orders the cadets in Werners class to collect hinged metal boxes from a locked cabinet at the back of the laboratory.

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




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