troop

Example Sentences

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He tried at first to buy the territory from Mexico; when the country refused, Polk sent troops to the Rio Grande and dared the Mexicans to attack.

From Los Angeles Times

At the time Alekseyev was filmed sitting with Prigozhin in a Russian military compound taken over by Wagner, trying to convince the mercenary chief to call off his troops.

From Barron's

Thousands of Indonesian and Australian troops held joint drills in eastern Java months after the 2024 accord was signed.

From Barron's

In October, she addressed cheering U.S. troops alongside the president aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, docked near Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lankien has been at the centre of renewed fighting in recent weeks between government troops and opposition forces.

From BBC