the Pentagon
noun
1
: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
2
: the leaders of the U.S. military
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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There was also the matter of the Pentagon’s new OpenAI deal.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The preliminary finding prompted immediate calls for more information from the Pentagon.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
But exactly how the tragedy unfolded has remained unclear and the Pentagon has declined comment, saying the investigation remains ongoing.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
That expanse of floor space is more than seven Lenox Square malls or nearly twice the footprint of the Pentagon.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The preliminary finding prompted immediate calls for more information from the Pentagon.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
But exactly how the tragedy unfolded has remained unclear and the Pentagon has declined comment, saying the investigation remains ongoing.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
That expanse of floor space is more than seven Lenox Square malls or nearly twice the footprint of the Pentagon.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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