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reinforcement

[ree-in-fawrs-muhnt, -fohrs-] / ˌri ɪnˈfɔrs mənt, -ˈfoʊrs- /


NOUN
military aid
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Furthermore, once the temporary order expires at the end of this year, there’s the issue of reinforcement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

As an adult, a laser focus on her career and the demands of her family life became a way to stay detached from herself—a strategy that received consistent positive reinforcement.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Sometimes it can recombine that knowledge and exceed what people have been capable of, through a kind of post-training known as reinforcement learning, as we’ve seen in mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

They echoed Dresser’s recommendation: treats also help with positive reinforcement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

You will see by his letters what pains he is taking to invite a reinforcement, at all events, there, and to transplant the war to the Southern Colonies.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The Chargers, though, could use all the reinforcements they can get.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Whether those reinforcements will be back Friday remains to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Moyes made it abundantly clear after Wednesday's 4-0 Carabao Cup second-round win at Championship side Preston that he wanted reinforcements.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“We have been begging for reinforcements for months, but haven’t gotten any support,” Massillon told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Max and the other bouncers would join him as reinforcements.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben


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