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veteran

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




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Mills is in a Democratic primary race against Iraq war veteran Graham Platner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The campaign was led by Gregory Bovino, a veteran Border Patrol chief who normally presided over a remote stretch of sand and scrub deep in the state’s Imperial Valley.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Latson fills a direct need for the Sparks, who even after signing veteran Erica Wheeler this week still lacked some guard depth off the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

But as is made quite clear by the veteran engineers and scientists who have worked on or merely witnessed the U.S. exploration of the universe, it’s not the safest thing making space into a race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I was enough of a veteran now to try to keep myself largely disengaged from the daily ups and downs of the race.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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