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military

[mil-i-ter-ee] / ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i /


NOUN
armed force
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Antonyms
STRONGEST
noncombatants


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"Zlatan told me, never cut your hair, because your strength is in your hair. I'm a bit nervous. I want a buzz cut, like in the military."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Ukraine's military on Saturday said it was launching a new campaign targeting the company.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Plus, Russia’s military is testing its readiness for a fresh mobilization push, and we take you inside Wall Street’s exclusive wilderness retreat.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Legal experts say such a move would probably be swiftly blocked by courts, as would any unlawful deployment of military troops to polls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

It clearly marks all the mines buried between the American Army’s Thirty-Seventh Infantry Division’s strategic military position and Santo Tomas.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Several countries, notably the United States, have voiced alarm in recent years at what they say is hacking activity backed by Beijing targeting their governments, militaries and businesses.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The companies have "long-standing ties to western governments and militaries", the paper explains.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Analysts have called Syrskiy a micromanager who prefers top-down decision-making to the horizontal structures promoted by today’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization militaries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Across the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization, militaries are seeking to boost supplies of guncotton.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Australia and Fiji said other Pacific countries with militaries can join the alliance.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026




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