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hexameters

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plural of hexameter

as in pentameters

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movements

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Troop movements over the past couple of weeks indicate the group is concentrating on seizing the southwestern highlands, which could then open the way for a push toward the government’s capital, Aden.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
The bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the United States, AP reported, citing a Pentagon official who was not authorized to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke on condition of anonymity.

— Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

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