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Recent Examples of basic training
Mahoney completed basic training and the infantry officer’s course at Quantico, Virginia, in 1988, according to the DOD biography.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
The Marines are still going through some basic training about the standard rules of force.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
The family is celebrating another milestone as Christopher's youngest daughter graduated from the Army’s basic training program, also known as Basic Combat Training, on Thursday, June 12.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 June 2025
After being inducted into the Army, they were transported by bus to O’Hare International Airport for a flight to their basic training.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
The Marines are still going through some basic training about the standard rules of force.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
The family is celebrating another milestone as Christopher's youngest daughter graduated from the Army’s basic training program, also known as Basic Combat Training, on Thursday, June 12.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 June 2025
After being inducted into the Army, they were transported by bus to O’Hare International Airport for a flight to their basic training.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
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High temperature: 103 degrees (1956) Low temperature: 46 degrees (1982) Precipitation: 1.56 inches (1901) Snowfall: Trace (1920) 1911: Naval Station Great Lakes — the U.S. Navy’s largest training base and home of its only boot camp — opened near North Chicago on 172 acres.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Fitness buffs can spend time in the well equipped gym or sign up for beachside yoga, a boot camp class or go for a hike.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Editor’s note: This is the seventh story in a 10-part series looking at the most intriguing New England Patriots players ahead of training camp.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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The agency targets jurisdictions where criminals exploit weak oversight or residency-for-sale programs and provides the training for free.—
Myles Miller Bloomberg News,
arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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Festival visitors can meet members of the New Orleans Master Crafts Guild, an apprenticeship program in Louisiana encouraging a new generation of master craftspeople to grow their professions, from carpentry to brick masonry to plaster.—
Michelle Mehrtens,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 July 2025
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Even labor shortages become manageable when builders create joint apprenticeship programs that expand the skilled worker pipeline.—
Ryan Stroker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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