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cadet

[kuh-det] / kəˈdɛt /
NOUN
military trainee
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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

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

To land the role of a rebellious cadet in “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,” 26-year-old Sandro Rosta had to do a chemistry read over Zoom with Holly Hunter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Adm Key joined the navy as a university cadet in 1984 where he later qualified as both helicopter aircrew and as a principal warfare officer.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

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




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