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Recent Examples of basic training
The new officer completed a basic training program that provided a third of the hours once dedicated to teaching recruits how to fill out a key form.
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Sarah Blaskey, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2026
With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.
—Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
After just a few weeks in basic training at San Diego, he was sent to Pearl Harbor to work and study.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
During basic training he was given a standardized mental test.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Blaskey, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2026
With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.
—Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
After just a few weeks in basic training at San Diego, he was sent to Pearl Harbor to work and study.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
During basic training he was given a standardized mental test.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
Noun
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Guns, youth boot camp and pregnancy, in readers' eyes.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Whaley was sentenced to three years' probation with 90 days of that sentence spent at a Michigan Department of Corrections boot camp with a tether to follow.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Of the 11 nuns, three are dedicated caretakers for the farm, including Laudeña, who has training in veterinary assistance and examines the rabbits every morning.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mamula noted that the findings provide a scientific basis for potential policy changes, permitting reforms, and workforce training.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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State-level commitments in California, Maryland, and Massachusetts, along with federal apprenticeship grants, are also flowing into trades training, per JLL.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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My apprenticeship began with a simple disassembly, a typical exercise for new employees.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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