naval

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Recent Examples of naval Motorcade arrives at Carter's residence for a private interment, before which the U.S. Navy will conduct a missing man formation flyover in honor of former President Carter’s naval service and time as commander-in-chief. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025 Last month, China sent nearly 90 naval and coast guard vessels into waters in the area, its largest such operation in almost three decades. Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Flags are also at half-mast on all naval stations and vessels. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025 Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for naval 
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  • Following military clashes along the disputed border between India and China, the Indian government banned TikTok along with over 50 other Chinese apps, citing national security concerns.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
  • He will be remembered for misleading the public on his mental acuity, for enabling genocide in Gaza, for a terrible military exit from Afghanistan, and for inflation.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The film follows former martial artist Sarah, portrayed by Florentina Holzinger, who leaves Austria to train three sisters from a wealthy Jordanian family.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Claressa Shields is a professional boxer and mixed martial artist.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Military service offers both personal growth and long-term career stability, allowing individuals to serve their country while preparing for a successful post-service career.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Does your company take steps to anonymize user data when it is used for its own purposes, shared with service providers, or shared with non-service provider third parties?
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
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  • Some carried the black flag of the mercenary Wagner Group, notorious for its brutality in Ukraine and Africa.
    Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Here, Isaac plays a man with dissociative identity disorder, giving us not one but three distinct characters: mercenary Mark Spector, British gift shop employee Steven Grant, and the mysterious—and seemingly ominous—Jake Lockley.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024

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“Naval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naval. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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