naval academy

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a collegiate institution for training naval officers.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He spoke of the present-day tragedies and turmoil that struck the city while he and his classmates were in the academy.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ramos just missed being called for one police academy class.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Det. Rafael Ramos spent a lifetime trying to become a police officer, entering the academy at age 38.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But he made it through the academy and he was soon living his dream.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The collection in the Academy I thought much better, but still far enough behind similar galleries in Rome.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He had seen through a powerful naval glass some figures standing erect and silhouetted against the sky on the parapet.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He was distinguished as an oriental scholar, and died while delivering an oration at the academy of Caen.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
I decided after anxious searching of heart to help the French by taking over some portion of their line with the Naval Brigade.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
First we attack with the naval half and are held up—next we attack with the army half and are held up.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton