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
Gholam Ali Rashid, and Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of Iran’s armed forces, were all killed in the strikes.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025
Pistorius recently unveiled a new battle tank brigade in Lithuania and has said the country is committed to boosting its armed forces by as many as 60,000 soldiers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025
In Kaliningrad alone, Russia has permanently stationed more troops than Lithuania possesses in its entire armed forces.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
According to organizers, the juxtaposition is intended to protest not only policy decisions but also the public display of military power, which critics argue politicizes the armed forces.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025
Pistorius recently unveiled a new battle tank brigade in Lithuania and has said the country is committed to boosting its armed forces by as many as 60,000 soldiers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025
In Kaliningrad alone, Russia has permanently stationed more troops than Lithuania possesses in its entire armed forces.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
According to organizers, the juxtaposition is intended to protest not only policy decisions but also the public display of military power, which critics argue politicizes the armed forces.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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