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squadron

[skwod-ruhn] / ˈskwɒd rən /
NOUN
military unit
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The Iranians then sent a squadron of small attack boats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“Flying through blizzard conditions, his squadron was ambushed by seven Soviet fighter planes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Britain, too, has sent a squadron of Typhoon jets to the region "to boost regional security".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

George’s response reached most colonists in early January, along with news that to start the new year, a royal navy squadron had bombarded Norfolk, then Virginia’s principal port, followed by fires that destroyed the city.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

But for Lyuba Olkhovskaya’s squadron, the excitement and triumph of that night slowly turned to apprehension, and eventually to grief.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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