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military

[mil-i-ter-ee] / ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i /


NOUN
armed force
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STRONGEST
noncombatants


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But the military government refused to accept this possibility.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Oil fell in early morning European trading after initially rising following fresh U.S. military strikes on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

At the same time, some 295,000 people were called up for military service.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

At one point they suggested it might be disgruntled opponents of the military junta which had seized power the year before.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“He’s a military historian at the United States Naval Academy; of course he wanted me to go. He just wanted me to go as a boy. Why do you think I was named Edda?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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