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- noun   Plural form of 
deployment . 
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Examples
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There are actually lots of not-so-normal circumstances in deployments today.
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O'Connor said that future long-term deployments of undercover police officers should be "pre-authorised" by the Office of the Surveillance Commissioners, which currently monitors covert surveillance by the state agencies.
Police spies: watchdog calls for safeguards over 'intrusive tactic' 2012
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I suspect that for many people, the only acceptable level of risk is “the least possible,” understanding that what is and is not ‘possible’ is sometimes subject to budgetary constraints – as seen in deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with inferior body armor.
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Meanwhile, Jordanian and UAE special forces and medical units have increased their battle readiness through long-term deployments in Afghanistan in recent years.
Qatar Lines Up Behind U.N. Push Margaret Coker 2011
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Nevertheless to call these deployments is idiotic.
Under Apple’s Watchful Eye, Games and Business Applications - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Even the most gregarious soldiers can pull back into themselves after recurring combat situations and long-term deployments.
No Mercy Lori Armstrong 2010
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Even the most gregarious soldiers can pull back into themselves after recurring combat situations and long-term deployments.
No Mercy Lori Armstrong 2010
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Iraq is a huge success based on the escalation or "surge" or troop rotation or extended deployments or multiple long term deployments that mcbush has always wanted because he cares about the troops.
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Kachemak Bay is an ideal site for year-around instrument testing, long-term deployments, and protocol development and the science staff can provide on-site expertise on many advanced technologies, instrumentation, and protocols.
Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Alaska 2008
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What emerges from these various deployments is an idea of patriotism that at once motivates the political reformer, whom Shelley calls the "true patriot" in A Philosophical View of
 
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