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veteran

[vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn] / ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trən /




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Roberts-Smith's legal team has not yet responded to the detailed allegations put in the documents, nor has the veteran entered a plea, and any trial is still a long way off.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Though he was little known in much of California, Swalwell, 45, was a youthful and fresh face in a field of candidates, many of them veteran politicians, when he entered the contest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Ms. Phillips’s father was a World War II veteran and a failed businessman, the offspring of a once-proud Confederate family; he bore his humiliations with laconic stoicism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Whether you are a veteran investor, a novice or a trader, it is useful to be reminded of fundamental principles that can help you to stay disciplined as you build wealth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

He was a battle veteran, a demigod who’d faced death countless times.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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