armies

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Anti-putsch protests were put down by security forces, but activists quit the cities to form pro-democracy guerrilla groups, fighting alongside ethnic minority armies which have long resisted central rule.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

If either he or Boll hoped Musk’s endorsement would boost the film’s profile, they’ll be sorely mistaken: Bot armies don’t pay to rent movies.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

From the late 16th Century, armies of scribes, agents and secretaries compiled akhbarat - brief news reports on court intrigue, military campaigns, appointments, finances and gossip.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

It begins: “In the broad sweep of history, it is ideas that matter…. Emperors and armies come and go; but unless they leave new ideas in their wake, they are of passing historic consequence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

All along the Western Front, German armies worked at strengthening their positions, digging elaborate systems of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements and by batteries of machine guns and artillery.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman