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connected railroad cars pulled by a locomotive; moving line of persons, vehicles, etc.; part of a long skirt that trails behind; series of events, ideas, etc.; to form the behavior of by discipline and instruction; to make fit; to aim, as a gun; to become trained

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  • · Conduct a pre-training needs assessment, including a village visit.
  • Well its the end of January, and this is how I fared with my 'pre-training' training.
  • To properly motivate them, they are usually starved to 80% of their pre-training weight.
  • The international bobsled federation FIBT said the runners passed pre-training inspection.
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