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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Newsweek has contacted the Coast Guard and the Pentagon for comment via email outside office hours.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
In total, at least 87 people have been killed in 22 vessel strikes, according to numbers provided by the Pentagon.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Landry had previously sent a request to the Pentagon in September, requesting that Louisiana’s National Guard be authorized to deploy across the state.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
His Administration has yet to release the legal justification that the Pentagon is relying on for the strikes, or evidence to support its claims that those killed were, in fact, drug traffickers.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
In total, at least 87 people have been killed in 22 vessel strikes, according to numbers provided by the Pentagon.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Landry had previously sent a request to the Pentagon in September, requesting that Louisiana’s National Guard be authorized to deploy across the state.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
His Administration has yet to release the legal justification that the Pentagon is relying on for the strikes, or evidence to support its claims that those killed were, in fact, drug traffickers.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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“The Pentagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pentagon. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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