armies
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The somewhat grim task is surprisingly complex, involving hourslong Zoom calls with regulators and airport officials, not to mention armies of lawyers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
This distinction mattered enormously to the founders, who were deeply suspicious of standing armies and associated them with tyranny and imperial overreach.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Thoreau held a deep suspicion of government and all hierarchies, including armies and corporations.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
In the 20th Century, Germany used its powerful armies to wage some of the most destructive wars in human history, laying waste to much of the continent and killing millions.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
You couldn’t supply foreign warships with fuel, for instance, and you couldn’t ship guns to foreign armies.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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