as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
found a billet at one of the leading brokerage houses in New York
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier
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Recent Examples of billet
Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of them marched — marched — down from Northern California to this new billet.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The mercenaries billeted there scrawled graffiti across the frescoes.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Noun
And Osprey’s interior quality looked another step higher to my eye than on my last test drive about two years ago, from the dash lines to the billet aluminum touchpoints and the upholstery stitching.
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He was evacuated to the countryside and the family that he was billeted with was a tailoring family.
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Plus, the set is versatile, able to house leftovers, serve side dishes, or even marinate meat.—
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The 24/7 manufacturing site houses six production lines — four plastic bottle lines and two can lines — pumping out 40 million cases annually.—
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Padilla said officials recognized the need and have planned for equipment to be shipped to accommodate private attorney calls.—
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Listen to this article Solana Beach has issued permits for 178 out of 875 housing units that the city needs to accommodate as part of the state’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation process, but none yet for very low income units, according to an annual update at the March 26 City Council meeting.—
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Vacationers who were camping nearby tried to capture the dog, but she got spooked and darted off into the wilderness.—
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
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But at a certain point, those areas can become overfilled, leading your body to stow anything additional as visceral fat, which is lodged deep in your belly and is more metabolically active and risky.—
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On July 30, 2022, ERO Boston lodged a detainer with the Lynn District Court for Moran, but the court failed to honor the detainer and released him without notification to ERO, according to ICE.—
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Her ex-husband, Keith Papini, is fighting to shelter the pair's children from their mother.—
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When available and designed correctly, a mega backdoor Roth strategy can be a powerful option to accelerate participants’ retirement savings and shelter a portion of their retirement savings from taxes.—
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The pair roomed together on road trips late last season after Sasaki arrived from Japan in March for the spring quarter and acclimated to his new life by traveling with the team without playing.—
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Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.—
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Plus: The inside is also redone, including a 70-foot dragon from the former Spaghetti Works restaurant, a new wrap-around bar and roof tiles from a former Chinese restaurant.—
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Dreyer roofed the shot, his second scoring strike with the left foot.—
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Officers then heard the sound of a handgun being chambered, the report said.—
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After the teen chambered a round, a staff member was able to flee to a back office and alerted the police, the airport said.—
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“Billet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billet. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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