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a chosen tribe small enough to plot in, loyal enough to never tell.

means A small group of people working, fighting, or hanging out together as a tight-knit unit.

from From French 'escouade,' a variant of 'escadre,' tracing back through Italian 'squadra' (square, troop) to Vulgar Latin 'exquadra' — a body of soldiers drawn up in square formation. The word entered English as a military term in the 1600s for a small body of troops; only much later did it shed its uniform and become the chosen circle you actually choose.

latin root
From 'exquadra,' meaning a square battle formation.
sweet spot
Military squads cap near 12, the trust limit.
goals
Slang exploded online around 2014, then ate itself.
flight squadron
Same word, different altitude, identical brotherhood.
for instance

manchester city 2022-23 — premier league champions with 89 points, led by erling haaland's 36 goals

task force 141 — fictional special operations unit in call of duty modern warfare video game series

fantastic four — marvel superhero team formed in 1961 with reed richards, sue storm, johnny storm, ben grimm

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