as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Currently, American producers create more than 8,000 products a year, including over $1.8 billion in uniforms and equipment, for the armed forces.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 July 2025
That would take the total amount spent on security that year to 64 billion euros — double the defense budget the French armed forces had in 2017, when Macron first became president.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 July 2025
During the Second World War and the decades after, the American armed forces devised technologies far more advanced than anything made in the private sector.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The strikes were precise, indicating that Israeli intelligence had penetrated the highest levels of Iran’s armed forces and government.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 July 2025
That would take the total amount spent on security that year to 64 billion euros — double the defense budget the French armed forces had in 2017, when Macron first became president.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 July 2025
During the Second World War and the decades after, the American armed forces devised technologies far more advanced than anything made in the private sector.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The strikes were precise, indicating that Israeli intelligence had penetrated the highest levels of Iran’s armed forces and government.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
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