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regulars

noun

plural of regular

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service throughout the war, the regulars were supplemented by corps of volunteers and militiamen

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civilians

as in fans

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place the coffeehouse regulars were put out by the interlopers occupying their usual table

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Recent Examples of regulars Around the same time, a small group of regulars began gathering in the stands. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 The Heat scored 76 points with the help of efficient 11-of-23 shooting from three-point range in Saturday’s first half, when its rotation regulars were on the court. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026 Celebrity regulars including Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and Sabrina Carpenter and hard-to-get reservations have helped make The Corner Store one of New York City's hottest restaurant destinations. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 His deadline trade for Arraez, which required three regulars to change positions, was an exception. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Former regulars at Dimples, the Burbank karaoke bar where Haskins sang Sinatra, dueted with staff and made strangers feel like friends, remember the actor as a gregarious fixture. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 Bunn’s Promotion In Season 1 of the revival, only Braff, Faison and Chalke were series regulars. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 Everyone who had one to five lines to our regulars was so well cast. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, sees the pair interview Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers (faces concealed, voices digitally altered) on rooftops in Tel Aviv about the civilian death toll in Gaza.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldiers

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Bryan pushed back at the time, arguing that the song spoke to both sides of the aisle and urging fans not to let social media narratives divide them.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
With choreography from frequent collaborator Sean Bankhead, the visuals felt like a return to form, one that fans had long been anticipating.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

Working frequently with stylist Ib Kamara, Pavarotti casts Black models as goddesses, queens, or warriors.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
On June 21, Langlade and more than two hundred Ojibwe and Odawa soldiers attacked while most of the Miami warriors were away at their summer hunting camps and the women were working in the fields outside the walls.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of warriors

Noun

In the visual, Karol and Mars portray lovers once again — and even share a dramatic, firework-spurring embrace at the end.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Withholding his feelings and observations from family and lovers while sharing them with the outside world, Chen traces variations of longing and desire.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

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If developed into a missile seeker, the technology could offer another way to track stealth fighters beyond visual range.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Turkey for years battled Turkish Kurdish fighters based in northern Iraq before agreeing this year to a peace deal.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fighters

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Set in a courtyard deep within the forest, Oaken and his family will invite guests to dine together while enjoying the musical stylings of his cousins.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Unlike many spas that focus on the healing effects of treatments, Kamalaya goes much deeper, encouraging guests to explore more emotional issues in a safe space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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