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
For the bulk of the armed forces, their main purpose has been preventing war by looking imposing rather than winning wars by fighting.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
The ruling underscores the depth of President Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign within the armed forces, the outlet said.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Questions persist about accountability and transparency in drone programs, particularly those operated covertly by intelligence agencies rather than traditional armed forces.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Across the country — and much of the Gulf — there is a palpable sense of pride in how the armed forces blunted the damage from thousands of Iranian missile and drone strikes.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
The ruling underscores the depth of President Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign within the armed forces, the outlet said.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Questions persist about accountability and transparency in drone programs, particularly those operated covertly by intelligence agencies rather than traditional armed forces.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Across the country — and much of the Gulf — there is a palpable sense of pride in how the armed forces blunted the damage from thousands of Iranian missile and drone strikes.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
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