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military

[mil-i-ter-ee] / ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i /


NOUN
armed force
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
noncombatants


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The Qatari jet has only one set of internal air stairs that was added during modifications by L3Harris Technologies, the contractor tapped by the Air Force to add military equipment to the plane.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Gaza's Civil Defence Authority said Israeli military aircraft carried out the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Chongqing has been an industry hub since 1979, when state-owned military equipment manufacturer Jialing began producing civilian motorcycles in the city.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Madrid deployed police and military forces to round up most of the migrants and escort them back to the border with Morocco.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Up ahead is a man on a bicycle, a thick man in a military policeman’s uniform.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Since then, Riyadh has backed Yemen’s internationally recognized government and led the coalition of Arab militaries that supported its fight against the militants.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

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

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Western militaries tend to rely on hardware-heavy, platform-centric, campaign-oriented warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026




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