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squadron

[skwod-ruhn] / ˈskwɒd rən /
NOUN
military unit
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An array of military jets, including the Blue Angels, the US Navy's flight demonstration squadron, flew over New York Harbor, some leaving red, white and blue contrails.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

French-American land forces converged on an entrenched British army in southeastern Virginia, as a French fleet swatted away a royal navy relief squadron and sealed off the Chesapeake Bay escape route.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The squadron has been responsible for testing several bombers, including the B-1B, B-2A, and the B-52 Stratofortress.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Then, he reveals that they’re just one squadron in the never-ending war for liberation.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

Masha Dolina was at the head of one of the flights in the squadron.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

It can host roughly 70 aircraft on board, said Capt. Adam Bean, who is in charge of Theodore Roosevelt’s air squadrons, pilots and jets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

There is already more than 1,000 British personnel deployed in the region as part of existing defensive operations, including counter-drone teams and fast jet squadrons, the ministry said.

From BBC May 12, 2026

It also has several squadrons of F-15E fighters in Jordan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

First, there are his squadrons of antisocial children bursting into agency offices, demanding access to highly sensitive systems and information, and forcing the firings or resignations of the adults who express reservations.

From Slate Feb. 8, 2025

Each of the parading squadrons was graded as it marched past the reviewing stand, where a bloated colonel with a big fat mustache sat with the other officers.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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