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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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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

The FBI has brought in its critical incident response team from Quantico as well as members of its cellular analysis survey team to process evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Maltinsky was fired from the agency in early October while participating in a training program in Quantico, Va., to become an FBI special agent, according to the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

That quote comes from the Marines’ official website, not the speech Pete Hegseth inflicted on the generals, admirals and senior enlisted personnel he called to Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 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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