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Recent Examples of basic training
Because of her size and strength, Moxie would benefit from an adopter with large-breed experience, who can continue helping her with basic training.
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Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
And in 2021, a new criminal justice reform law in Illinois included a requirement that, going forward, sheriffs would have to of had completed basic training.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
In March, Thomas changed his basic training assignment from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to facilitate homeless recruitment in the nation's capital.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
The state's basic training for new police officers requires more than 600 hours of coursework in criminal and traffic law, emergency vehicle operations, human behavior and de-escalation.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
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Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
And in 2021, a new criminal justice reform law in Illinois included a requirement that, going forward, sheriffs would have to of had completed basic training.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
In March, Thomas changed his basic training assignment from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to facilitate homeless recruitment in the nation's capital.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
The state's basic training for new police officers requires more than 600 hours of coursework in criminal and traffic law, emergency vehicle operations, human behavior and de-escalation.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basic training
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At Chico State, Matthew Hernandez, a senior computer science major, enrolled in both a computer science boot camp, funded through Destino, and a calculus boot camp in the summer before his freshman year.—
Olivia Sanchez,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Crawford feels confident, too, after the defensive boot camp with Davis.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Stafford, who turns 38 on Saturday, worked through a back issue that sidelined him for all of training camp and passed for a league-best 46 touchdowns and 4,707 yards.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The new study notes that Kanzi’s lexigram training could have primed him to better recognize symbols and that his language training might have changed his brain.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the cutting room, Catherine cut a pair of jeans alongside one of Hiut’s longest-serving employees and its newest trainee, while a group of denim artisans shared their paths into the textile industry and emphasized the importance of training and apprenticeships.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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The German luxury automaker’s North American headquarters is in Atlanta, which is also home to one of its apprenticeship training centers.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Basic training.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basic%20training. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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