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military

[mil-i-ter-ee] / ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i /


NOUN
armed force
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STRONGEST
noncombatants


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In its statement on the shooting, the Israeli military said that a single shot was fired after the soldiers "perceived a vehicle accelerating towards them".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Adamson draws an analogy to military educational deferments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Its military conducted several strikes across south Lebanon, according to Lebanese state media.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The change affects how the military tracks and organizes religious affiliation data used for chaplaincy services, accommodations, and internal reporting.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

After class I played with President Davis’s daughters, nicknamed Dit, Dot, and Dash—the same as the Morse code signals the military used to communicate— because they were such busybodies.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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