Meanwhile, on the street, a squad of surveyors searches for clues to a mystery lying beneath their feet.
Miami’s high-tech flood map will help decide which neighborhoods get saved|Nicolás Rivero|September 1, 2020|Quartz
CFG is reportedly offering a price in the “low single-digit millions” for the squad, sources told the newspaper.
Why Manchestery City owner CFG’s play for France’s Troyes is shaking up professional soccer|Jeremy Kahn|August 20, 2020|Fortune
James played a different role on each of those squads, and this season has been no different.
What Can LeBron’s Previous Top-Seeded Teams Tell Us About This One?|Andres Waters|August 18, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Having Neymar in your squad doesn’t hurt either — the ball he played to Mbappé on the move that led to Choupo-Moting’s goal was as good as it gets, proving the Brazilian can be the best player on the pitch whenever he decides to be.
After Manchester City’s Big Loss, Who’s The Favorite To Win The Champions League?|Terrence Doyle|August 18, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Even after Leicester’s back-to-back holiday defeats to Man City and Liverpool, the model continued to favor the squad above Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United and Wolves for Champions League qualification.
Leicester City Seemed Like A Sure Thing For The Champions League. Not Anymore.|Terrence Doyle|July 15, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Finally, a squad of reinforcements arrived and they were able to retreat.
The Brothers Who Ambushed ISIS|Mohammed A. Salih|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The eyes of people like Thomas Patrick Cullen III, firefighter, Squad 41, husband, father, 31 years old.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A squad soon arrived to take him away, and I saw the sergeant punch him in the face even though he went quietly.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While I was delighted to close my case, another detective in my squad was not: K was his witness, in a prior incident.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leonard has hung with cops, ridden in squad cars, sat in the courtrooms and precinct houses, seen busts up close.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was not long till a squad of cavalrymen came galloping back, yelling that the rebels were just ahead.
Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6)|John McElroy
His entourage will include a day doctor, a night doctor, a leading New York surgeon and a squad of stretcher-bearers.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 7th, 1920|Various
They saw a fire which a squad of the recruits had kindled near the river, to warm their numb hands.
A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable
The squad being in line is dismissed by the commands and methods prescribed in par.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army|War Department.
This made some distance from one squad to another, but it was the best we could do.
Reminiscences of a Private|Frank M. Mixson
British Dictionary definitions for squad
squad
/ (skwɒd) /
noun
the smallest military formation, typically comprising a dozen soldiers, used esp as a drill formation
any small group of people engaged in a common pursuit
sporta number of players from which a team is to be selected
Word Origin for squad
C17: from Old French esquade, from Old Spanish escuadra, from escuadrar to square, from the square formations used