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a group of people working together on a task
will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show
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Neutra was a 21-year-old who served as a platoon commander in Israel's armored corps.
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Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Neutra, 21, served as a tank platoon commander in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the time of the attack, the IDF said, adding that Neutra’s body is still being held hostage in Gaza.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Dombrowski resisted an external addition at the trade deadline in 2023, did not pursue an outfielder to supplement the same group between the 2023 and 2024 seasons, then failed to land a suitable platoon partner for Brandon Marsh in the summer.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
The new millage rates would last for 10 years, through 2036, and would be used for the maintenance of public buildings, streets, bridges, playgrounds, recreation centers, equipment, and a police three platoon system.
—Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
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Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Neutra, 21, served as a tank platoon commander in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the time of the attack, the IDF said, adding that Neutra’s body is still being held hostage in Gaza.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Dombrowski resisted an external addition at the trade deadline in 2023, did not pursue an outfielder to supplement the same group between the 2023 and 2024 seasons, then failed to land a suitable platoon partner for Brandon Marsh in the summer.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
The new millage rates would last for 10 years, through 2036, and would be used for the maintenance of public buildings, streets, bridges, playgrounds, recreation centers, equipment, and a police three platoon system.
—Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
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It was conducted by market research company Talker Research, whose team members are members of the Market Research Society (MRS) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR).Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Georgia was among the teams with the most NIL money overall.Bret Baier, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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In the early winter darkness, lights flash on the horizon as the two armies trade artillery fire.Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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According to the Israel Innovation Authority, which is part of the Israeli government, about 15% of tech workers left their jobs to join the army due to the war.Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 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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The head of a Ukrainian brigade said that the attack on an unspecified date had destroyed Russian positions near Lyptsi, a village in the Kharkiv region.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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But the few tanks the brigade still has left are going out fighting, engaging Russian paratroopers and marines—and potentially North Korean soldiers—along the edge of the 250-square-mile salient Ukrainian forces carved out of Kursk Oblast in western Russia back in August.David Axe, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The new historical drama, streaming now on Netflix, follows the true story of an all-Black and all-female battalion during World War II.Hannah Malach, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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One person who was injured was a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection battalion chief on duty, according to the AP.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sauerbrunn was also part of the squad which took home the Olympic gold medal at London 2012, and a key member of the bronze-winning team at Tokyo 2020.Jamie Barton, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The report found that the squads of New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia and Nigeria all had players who had made fewer than ten appearances over the course of the year leading up to the tournament.Asif Burhan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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