armed forces
Example Sentences
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US and Mexican armed forces performed exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Responding to the review, Jaysley Beck's mother Leighann McCready said people in the armed forces "deserve so much better".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The "Ulchi Freedom Shield" exercise is a regular summer fixture for South Korea's armed forces and their US allies, designed to steel them for defence against the nuclear-armed North.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been beefing up Tokyo’s armed forces with new weapons and capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
There was a possibility, I thought, because Grandma told me that former President Truman had put African-American and white soldiers together in the armed forces during his term.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
