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military

[mil-i-ter-ee] / ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i /


NOUN
armed force
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
noncombatants


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The letter said automotive suppliers already possessed many of the capabilities needed to support aircraft, defence equipment and military vehicles, but warned firms needed help to make the transition.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

German Gen. Carsten Breuer will take over as chair of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s military committee from July, succeeding Italian Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

The United States already has extensive military access to Greenland under a 1951 defense agreement with Denmark and operates Pituffik Space Base on the island.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

The post of chair of NATO’s military committee, known as CMC, is more of a high-level intermediary with a bully pulpit than battle commander and is held by a non-U.S. figure.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

She finally found her brother, wounded and malnourished, at Camp O’Donnell in Capas, a US military base north of Manila that was occupied by the Japanese military.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

That foresees a world of disrupted trade through tariffs and conflicts over chokepoints, more costly onshoring and less immigration, while political systems test the limits of spending to fund their militaries.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Advanced militaries already deploy satellites in space for range of purposes, from supplying secure communications to reconnaissance, and providing precise location information for targeted strikes and detecting missile launches.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“This is the kind of situation in which great-power militaries like the United States struggle,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Like the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East, the narrow waterway is one of several chokepoints where the U.S. or other militaries could seek to block the energy trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Boeing makes the Apache attack helicopter for militaries around the world.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026




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