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cadet

[kuh-det] / kəˈdɛt /
NOUN
military trainee
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He was sent to the cadet corps and fought in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 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

Students were often assigned a military rank and awarded promotions, like the 13-year-old cadet major carrying a swagger stick in a 1930 ad for the Page Military Academy in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times 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

She’d looked so shocked as she picked herself up, her cadet jacket all muck covered and soaked, that I’d had to laugh.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

In exchange, these cadets, after earning their master’s or doctoral degrees, would come back to teach in the Sosh department for at least three years.

From Slate Feb. 9, 2026

He accused the Home Office of having "kicked out" army and RAF cadets who use the site for training every year.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

Wherever he stepped on campus, cadets snapped to attention.

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




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