the forces
plural noun
British
: the military organizations (such as the army, navy, and air force) of a country : armed forces
Will the new defense policy weaken the forces?
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Experts say a key to peacekeeping missions working is the logistics and the administration and the support that is behind the forces that are actually on the ground.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Robles had flown to Lithuania for a meeting with her counterpart there, Dovilė Šakalienė, and to visit the Spanish Vilkas Tactical Air Detachment, part of the forces defending NATO's eastern flank, at the Siauliai Air Base.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Fully reckoning with digital settler colonialism necessitates considering its various manifestations and the forces that sustain it—as well as—most importantly—examples of resistance.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Industry Conversations Map the Future South’s professional program zeroed in on the forces reshaping the audiovisual sector.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Robles had flown to Lithuania for a meeting with her counterpart there, Dovilė Šakalienė, and to visit the Spanish Vilkas Tactical Air Detachment, part of the forces defending NATO's eastern flank, at the Siauliai Air Base.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Fully reckoning with digital settler colonialism necessitates considering its various manifestations and the forces that sustain it—as well as—most importantly—examples of resistance.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Industry Conversations Map the Future South’s professional program zeroed in on the forces reshaping the audiovisual sector.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the forces
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