troops
Example Sentences
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Since 2024, there has been a fivefold increase in the number of North Korean troops breaching the border with the South in order to fortify it, according to Seoul’s military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A man who reportedly helped to fend off Hamas attackers at Kibbutz Magen praised IDF troops who "fought so bravely" during the raid.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mr. Netanyahu interjected: “Call up 300,000 troops immediately.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the past, American troops were mobilised from Okinawa to participate in conflicts such as the 1990 Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
More than 1,000 American troops, 16,600 Japanese troops, and 100,000 Filipinos were killed.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
