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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Yet, the Black Panthers’ passion for Black pride has grown larger than the forces used to harm it.
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Taylor Cassidy, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
This significantly decreases the likelihood of collateral damage on the forces deployed by a security guarantor, allowing that partner to be a neutral and idle spectator rather than an active belligerent.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Data from these tests could help inform future development and deploy semi-autonomous capabilities across the forces.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
But the forces that make Dickinson so potent onscreen were the same ones that would eventually make Urchin so vivid.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Cassidy, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
This significantly decreases the likelihood of collateral damage on the forces deployed by a security guarantor, allowing that partner to be a neutral and idle spectator rather than an active belligerent.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Data from these tests could help inform future development and deploy semi-autonomous capabilities across the forces.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
But the forces that make Dickinson so potent onscreen were the same ones that would eventually make Urchin so vivid.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the forces
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“The forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20forces. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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