army
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It is because he experienced repression under the military dictatorship imposed by the Kuomintang after Mao Zedong’s army drove the KMT government from the mainland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Nigerian army spokesman Lt-Col Aliyu Danja said it was unclear where the abductors were moving their hostages when troops intercepted them, adding that the army was now attempting to track the kidnappers.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Meanwhile, the Spanish government deployed the army and additional Civil Guard troops, as well as divers and boats to patrol the sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Further west, a German military operational command spokesman told AFP on Saturday that drones were detected this week above an army installation in western Germany known to house a large underground depot.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
Maybe Tano does have a claim to the War Lord moniker—he seems to have a small army at his command.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
With no one interesting to root for, I lost track of “HOTD’s” labyrinth of houses, realms, battles and armies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"I fought with your armies," he said, referring to the Western armies that battled the Taliban.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Allied oil campaign against Germany showed that modern armies can’t fight without fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
All this was despite the economic boost from the World Cup, which has brought armies of big-spending fans to multiple American big cities.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
European armies now were equipped with the latest fast-loading, rapid-firing rifles, deadly accurate at a range of hundreds of yards.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
