Special Forces
plural noun
: a branch of the U.S. Army composed of soldiers specially trained in guerrilla warfare
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The charges against Spagnuolo come just a little more than a month after a US Army Special Forces master sergeant was charged with using classified information about the operation to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make $400,000 betting on Polymarket.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The series revolves around a United States Army Special Forces veteran, whose Vietnam War experience traumatized him but also gave him superior military skills.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 May 2026
How Antler got started After a stint as a soldier in Norway’s Special Forces and a consultant in McKinsey, Grimeland became a startup founder, moving to Singapore to set up Zalora, Southeast Asia’s first major fashion e-commerce platform, in 2013.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Ted told her about his time serving as a Special Forces Green Beret.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The series revolves around a United States Army Special Forces veteran, whose Vietnam War experience traumatized him but also gave him superior military skills.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 May 2026
How Antler got started After a stint as a soldier in Norway’s Special Forces and a consultant in McKinsey, Grimeland became a startup founder, moving to Singapore to set up Zalora, Southeast Asia’s first major fashion e-commerce platform, in 2013.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Ted told her about his time serving as a Special Forces Green Beret.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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“Special Forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Special%20Forces. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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