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Quantico

American  
[kwon-ti-koh] / ˈkwɒn tɪˌkoʊ /

noun

  1. a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.


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The FBI also sent its own crisis negotiators and even flew in an elite hostage rescue team from Quantico, Va.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

The FBI didn’t immediately respond to a request for more information, including the cost of the two-day seminar in Quantico, Va., and who, if anyone, would pay.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

White said UFC fighters "are some of the baddest men and women on the planet and they are heading to Quantico to train the best FBI agents in mixed martial arts".

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

He first raised the subject back on Sept. 30, in his address before hundreds of generals and admirals at Quantico, Virginia.

From Slate Dec. 23, 2025

Van Riper then took the traders down to Quantico, put them in tanks, and took them on a live fire exercise.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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