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Quantico

American

[kwon-ti-koh] / ˈkwɒn tɪˌkoʊ /

noun

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

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

“We’re restoring a needed focus on defeating threats in the Western Hemisphere,” Trump told hundreds of generals and admirals assembled at Quantico last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 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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