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a group of people working together on a task
a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order
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David Axe, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Andre Luis Alves / Anadolu via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week that Pyongyang was preparing two brigades of 6,000 soldiers each to boost Putin’s military.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020
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Russian forces are advancing in critical sectors in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, grinding toward the fortress city of Pokrovsk while also gradually encircling Ukrainian brigades south of Pokrovsk.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Andre Luis Alves / Anadolu via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week that Pyongyang was preparing two brigades of 6,000 soldiers each to boost Putin’s military.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
These communities have also been known to brigade other subreddits, meaning members would hop into other subreddits and spam them with falsehoods about the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin or the effectiveness of vaccines.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020
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Starting in a modest 10x10 room in Culver City, Valdez and his team turned a bold idea into a tangible reality.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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And how can firms make sure their expanding management team stays aligned with their core values?IESE Business School, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The intricate layers and flowing banding of the agate offer a visual experience that will be unique to each watch.Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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After almost 140 years, some of the home’s original remaining features include the casework moldings, gas fireplaces, bay windows, and quarter-sawn oak flooring with cherry banding.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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The army has stepped up airstrikes in the half of the country that the RSF controls, while the RSF has staged raids on villages and intense artillery strikes.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The relationship went both ways, with Hezbollah fighters serving as shock troops that bolstered Assad’s flagging army — an intervention the group justified as protecting Shiite minorities and shrines in Syria from Islamist and jihadi factions in the opposition.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tamika Harold has been leading the recall effort — gathering signatures, rallying residents and attending CDD meetings.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Investors are betting that shares of the fintech company Block Inc. will rally further in the new year.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sunday's mournful cowboy funeral is attended only by his family, the bunkhouse crew, and three close friends.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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By focusing on the television crew reacting to the horror and making on-the-spot decisions about how to most ethically broadcast it, director Tim Fehlbaum creates a compelling film with an epic scope comprised almost entirely of cramped interiors filled with analog filmmaking equipment.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
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If the estate drags on, keeping track of the fiscal year deadlines, income distributions, and filings could feel like herding cats.Ashley Case, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Nearby, workers herded some of the animals onto a rotating platform within the farm’s milking parlor and quickly attached pumping equipment.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Typically, compared to other pitches, sinkers have larger platoon splits.Will Sammon, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a military police platoon leader and trainer for the Kuwait National Guard's counterterrorism unit, Gabbard achieved another milestone in 2009, becoming one of the first women to set foot in a Kuwaiti military facility and the first woman to be honored by the Kuwait National Guard.Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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By Chad de Guzman December 6, 2024 4:45 AM EST Every five years around November and December, hundreds of thousands to millions of Hindus flock to a temple in southeastern Nepal, next to the country’s border with India, in a tradition that has sparked both reverence and controversy.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Over the past year, tweens and teens have flocked to Sephora to buy popular skincare products, including some for adults and others with a high price tag.Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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