active service
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Just 18 of its fleet of 34 planes are in active service, according to officials.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
SINGAPORE—China has put its largest and most sophisticated aircraft carrier into active service, boosting Beijing’s quest to create a formidable oceangoing navy that can challenge U.S. power in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
"I write to advise that, after careful consideration, I have decided to continue in regular active service as a United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit," Wynn wrote.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
"At this point we can only speculate, but it seems that IOPs seem better suited to veterans than to active service members," Marcantoni says.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024
Donkey's yonks'd gone by since it'd seen active service, mind.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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