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secondment

[si-kond-muhnt] / sɪˈkɒnd mənt /


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His Met Office training involved a six-month secondment at RAF Northolt and lasted 14 months in total.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Head coach Andy Farrell's staff draws most heavily from the Ireland set-up that he has left on secondment to lead the tourists.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

The former Wales prop has been given a secondment by his English club Harlequins and linked up with Gatland's squad on Monday.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

During a secondment to the UK embassy in Washington, she met her future husband Nicholas Joicey, who had spent time as a film critic for newspapers and as a speechwriter to then-Chancellor Gordon Brown.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

She was previously a partner at consultancy firm Public Digital, which funded her secondment to Mr Kyle's office in opposition to the value of more than £65,000.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024




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