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Recent Examples of adjutant Whereas until recently political elites had a degree of decision-making power, the war has made them into the executors of Putin’s will, mere adjutants to the generalissimo. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024 His first innovation, suggested by the director and Factory adjutant Paul Morrissey, was to add the German chanteuse Nico to the Velvets’ lineup. Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023 In postwar court documents he is referred to as Arājs’s adjutant. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023 Born May 13, 1930, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Gravel served in the US Army as an adjutant in the Communications Intelligence Service in Germany and a special agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps in France from 1951 to 1954, according to a biography on his website. Chandelis Duster, CNN, 27 June 2021 See All Example Sentences for adjutant
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Noun
  • Each agent, from autonomous drones delivering packages to personal AI assistants managing healthcare schedules, informs and learns from the collective ecosystem.
    Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In November 2023 riots broke out in Dublin when an Algerian national was arrested after allegedly stabbing and injuring three young children and a care assistant.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Law enforcement then set out to determine whether Clinton, or her aides, had transmitted classified information on a server not meant to host such material.
    Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • An aide said the tariffs are expected to produce $100 billion a year in revenue for the federal government.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On June 8, 2022, U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase get out of a taxi that stopped in front of a current justice's house at roughly 1:05 a.m., according to an FBI affidavit filed in court.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • After four of Adams’ top deputies decided to resign, Gov. Kathy Hochul pondered taking the unprecedented step of ousting a New York City mayor.
    Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sixteen candidates participated in challenges for a $250,000 salary as an apprentice at The Trump Organization.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
  • After college, Heil auditioned and was accepted into a two-year apprentice program at Ballet Austin in Texas, but when the program ended, he wasn’t hired.
    Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • During a meeting with Zelenskyy on the eve of the summit, Macron announced a $2.15 billion package in military aid to Ukraine.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Gavin Kelleher is a humanitarian working with the Norwegian Refugee Council, an aid group that distributes tents and other necessities in Gaza.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to Disney, Sony movie chief Tom Rothman and his top distribution lieutenant said Monday at CinemaCon that such short windows pose a threat to theatrical.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Since then, Johnson and his lieutenants have been searching for ways to stop the resolution from reaching the floor, as top lawmakers argue proxy voting is unconstitutional.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Adjutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjutant. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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