armed forces
Example Sentences
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The exercise, which runs for 11 days, is a regular summer fixture for South Korea's armed forces and their US allies, designed to steel them for defense against the nuclear-armed North.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Cuba's Communist Party has used the 100 years since late president Fidel Castro's birth to rally the party faithful and the armed forces through a week-long series of exhibitions, concerts and conferences.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
In response to Putin's comments, the UK government said Britain's armed forces and law-enforcement officers had boarded the Smyrtos "in full accordance with international law".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The allegations at AFC form part of wider, long-running concerns around the safety of women within the armed forces.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Very soon after that, Trujillo became head of the armed forces.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
