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veteran

[vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn] / ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trən /




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Army veteran, said he saw the former sheriff as a stronger leader than Luna, and one who inspired more confidence in the deputies under his command.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The veteran actor is survived by his wife, Sunny Ozell, as well as by his two adult children from his first marriage, Daniel and Sophie Stewart.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In fact, one in four voters in a Bowling Green State University poll even mistakenly identified Brown, a popular veteran of Ohio politics, as the incumbent.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

A veteran Republican strategist in a note the other day: “He is in the air the world breathes. As my dad used to say, ‘He is even in our soup.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

One veteran agent advised new recruits, “The first thing you’ve got to do is unlearn everything they taught you at the Seat of Government. The second is get rid of those damn manuals.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

But their position-player prospects, including three outfielders at the top of the list, are blocked by veterans already on the Dodgers’ roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The local parish church offered financial support to injured veterans and widows but, for many in the town, the cost of such a practice seemed too high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The campaign puts clergy, veterans, teachers and other volunteers at voting stations where they will explain voting rights, try to de-escalate confrontations and document intimidation or other misconduct.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

For Ramos, the opportunity to help veterans carries particular significance because of Texas A&M's longstanding involvement in military and veteran initiatives.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

I never heard Ruth actually lie to veterans; it was more to do with not denying certain things, implying others.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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