armada
Example Sentences
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That's what lies behind an armada of allies now seeking to persuade, flatter, force him – to change his mind.
From BBC
The Barracuda, later renamed the Riptide, in 1995-96, the Breakers in 2001-02 and the Armada in 2005-09.
From Los Angeles Times
Russia, Iran and Venezuela have amassed an armada of aging tankers to move barrels around the world.
The clandestine ship-to-ship transfer, visible via satellite and other shipping data, is a maneuver typical of the shadow fleet, an armada of aging tankers that crisscross the world, smuggling illicit oil for sanctioned nations including Venezuela, Russia and Iran.
Miller, too, believes the armada stationed off the Venezuelan coast will keep the country’s residents in line.
From Salon
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