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Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran

Military veterans have revealed the service slang they still use in civilian life because it brings back fond memories - including 'on the double', 'scran' and 'AWOL'.

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Event date
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Coverage
12 outlets · 12 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom, United States
English
Countries concerned
United Kingdom, United States
Security & defense · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 12 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by banburyguardian.co.uk (United Kingdom), . 12 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    banburyguardian.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → Unknown countryEnglish
  2. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    manchesterworld.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → Unknown countryEnglish
  3. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    derbyshiretimes.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → Unknown countryEnglish
  4. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    yorkshireeveningpost.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  5. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    northantstelegraph.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → Unknown countryEnglish
  6. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    nationalworld.comUnknownUnited States → United StatesEnglish
  7. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    bedfordtoday.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → Unknown countryEnglish
  8. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    londonworld.comUnknownUnited States → United StatesEnglish
  9. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    liverpoolworld.ukUnknownUnited States → Unknown countryEnglish
  10. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    newcastleworld.comUnknownUnited States → United StatesEnglish
  11. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    wakefieldexpress.co.ukUnknownUnited Kingdom → Unknown countryEnglish
  12. Veterans reveal military slang they still use in civilian life, from AWOL to scran
    glasgowworld.comUnknownUnited States → Unknown countryEnglish