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brigade

[bri-geyd] / brɪˈgeɪd /


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In Chinatown, a librarian has assembled a brigade of teen volunteers to deliver fresh produce and other essential groceries to neighbors in need.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

The riders work for the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, the first mosquito-control program in the nation to launch a bicycle brigade, according to Ary Faraji, the district’s executive director.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

The fire brigade has advised people in the area to keep their windows and doors closed due to the significant amount of smoke produced by the fire.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Alfonzo won't receive this news from the engineering brigade.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

I spoke with a mentor and great friend, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Fenzel, who had just been named deputy brigade commander of the hallowed 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Hume said such situations should automatically trigger national resilience, when firefighters from brigades around the country are sent to assist.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

"They're currently being tested in some brigades," said Trotsenko, who is awaiting a green light for further rollout by the General Staff.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

European Command aims to field four armored brigades during a crisis.

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

She really hadn’t responded to most of my letters, and Mama said Ivette had become the leader of the Jovenes Rebeldes group in addition to recruiting new kids for the brigades.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

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

There are detached regiments encamped in the woods near the Landing, which have just arrived, and have not been brigaded.

From My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field by Charles Carleton Coffin

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

Well, I had a delicacy about brigading myself with a colonel at the head of his regiment, so I stayed with the rear company and the horses.

From Traffics and Discoveries by Rudyard Kipling




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