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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Recent Examples of armed forces
The International Legion of Defence of Ukraine is a unit of the Ukrainian armed forces composed of foreign fighters established by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Russia-Ukraine war, per the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States of America.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Kallas said these conditions could include demands that Russia return possibly thousands of children abducted from Ukraine and limits on the size of the Russian armed forces once the war is over.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
It was made possible by a strategic partnership with local elites, especially the armed forces, who already held considerable political influence in the Andean countries.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, while the more familiar diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has received much media attention relating to its effects on armed forces personnel, there is little media content or advertising relating to STS and teachers.
—Bruce Plopper, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Kallas said these conditions could include demands that Russia return possibly thousands of children abducted from Ukraine and limits on the size of the Russian armed forces once the war is over.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
It was made possible by a strategic partnership with local elites, especially the armed forces, who already held considerable political influence in the Andean countries.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
In fact, while the more familiar diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has received much media attention relating to its effects on armed forces personnel, there is little media content or advertising relating to STS and teachers.
—Bruce Plopper, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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