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tour of duty

[toor uhv doo-tee, dyoo-tee] / ˈtʊər əv ˈdu ti, ˈdyu ti /


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"Employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities," a White House memo to agencies said.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

When his tour of duty was over, the Englishman moved to California and saw the dark aftermath of the Summer of Love.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

After a tour of duty in Iraq, Retes moved back to Ventura County this year to find a job and spend more time with his wife and two young children.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

While on their tour of duty, the judges decide on FBI requests to wiretap alleged foreign spies.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

Big Jim finished his tour of duty two months before Oshiro.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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