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brigade

[bri-geyd] / brɪˈgeɪd /


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In an update on Friday evening, the fire brigade said the blaze was under control and there was no wider risk to the public.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

"They include service members and the former commander of the 155th brigade," he said in a social media statement.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

A Spanish brigade also arrived with a crane to begin removing rubble.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Instead, one recently retired British general expressed doubts it could even generate a 5,000-strong brigade for a conflict in Europe.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

“What brigade are you?” an officer called out.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

Converting these “e-points” into money via the country’s Delta battlefield management network, brigades can then quickly purchase new systems directly from manufacturers, through a classified online marketplace.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Under a system introduced last August, Ukrainian brigades are allocated “e-points” based on how many Russian soldiers and pieces of equipment they successfully hit, with drones providing video footage as proof of these engagements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

And on the opposite bank, giant murals pay tribute to Ukrainian brigades fighting at the front.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The Catalan government said three fire brigades and two medical teams attended the scene.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

There could be people in the streets: volunteers, gendarmes, fire brigades.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

This is a useful corrective for people who are being brigaded by Twitter trolls: Would you still be worried if a crowd of folks in a town you’ll never visit was booing your name?

From Washington Post Aug. 9, 2022

In many cases, it appeared that a post from one user would get shared by a friend into his or her network, where it would be brigaded by strangers.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2020

He calls for civil servants outside London to "be brigaded into local growth teams".

From The Guardian Nov. 9, 2012

While the idea of civil servants being "brigaded" to march in step to the localist tune is an entertaining notion, it will not liberate the power of local economies.

From The Guardian Nov. 9, 2012

Now there was, in County Tryon, a number of militia regiments of which, when brigaded, Sir William had been our General.

From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

What counts as sufficient coordination for a campaign to qualify as brigading?

From Washington Post Dec. 23, 2021

Facebook said that such coordinated campaigns, known as brigading, are a new area that the company is starting to police.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2021

So apparently YouTube doesn't understand how brigading works or why impact matters more than intent.

From Washington Post Jun. 5, 2019

There are almost ceaseless allegations, on both sides, of harassment, brigading, astroturfing and sock puppetry: terms that describe coordinated, oppositional online campaigns, the feigned impression of grassroots support and fake online identities.

From Washington Post May 5, 2016

Much against his will and only as a result of extreme pressure, the American commander-in-chief agreed to a temporary continuance of the brigading of American troops with the British and the French.

From Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. by Seymour, Charles




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