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brigade

[bri-geyd] / brɪˈgeɪd /


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The commander of Ukraine's scandal-hit "Anne of Kyiv" army brigade has been arrested as part of a murder probe, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Antwerp fire brigade spokeswoman Marie de Clercq said it was a complex fire and the poor visibility and thick smoke in the building had made it difficult to put out.

From BBC Jul. 1, 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

“They tried to snatch these guys from me, but we got away on a fire brigade brachy. I don’t know what happened to the other orphans though.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

In other words, European rearmament will take time, and nobody even pretends that European troops are today fully prepared to replace American brigades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

We were wearing matching unit hats: We served in different brigades within the same infantry division.

From Slate Apr. 1, 2026

They must also hand over border checkpoints and an airport, while fighters are to be integrated into the army in four brigades.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

The SDF said the agreement also includes the formation of a military division consisting of three brigades made of its members.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

He sat watching the Rebs withdraw, then he said, “Move your brigades into town. That will make the good citizens happy. I’m going to go have a look.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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

Fifteen thousand, all brigaded, and each man with a medal round his neck to rally by.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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

Old John Butler followed; and is brigading malcontents in Canada.

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




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