armed forces
Example Sentences
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Having promised to reverse what he called the "hollowing out" of the armed forces, the settlement Healey was offered on Monday was not enough for him.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
President Gagwell is haunted by the memory of a child she ran over with a train while serving in the Railforce, a fake division of the American armed forces.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The heads of the Pakistani and Lebanese armed forces agreed to boost cooperation on Tuesday as they met in Pakistan with peace talks over the Middle East war dragging on.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Inside Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian and armed forces joint operational command chief General Ali Abdollah have reported meeting Mojtaba Khamenei, even if no images ever filtered out.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
I’ve heard the men say that there are dissidents everywhere—even among the armed forces and policemen and cabinet members—just waiting for a signal that El Jefe is out of the way.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
