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Recent Examples of national guard
Andrea Tsuchiya, a state national guard public affairs officer, said in a statement.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Invoking the law would give Trump the power to deploy military or national guard troops to suppress the demonstrations.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The Army Secretary position is often seen as unglamorous, overseeing the budget and management of the over one million Armymen, national guard, and reserve soldiers.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
The army has 63,000, the navy 25,500, the air force 11,500 and the national guard 23,000, according to the IISS.
—German Padinger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Invoking the law would give Trump the power to deploy military or national guard troops to suppress the demonstrations.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The Army Secretary position is often seen as unglamorous, overseeing the budget and management of the over one million Armymen, national guard, and reserve soldiers.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
The army has 63,000, the navy 25,500, the air force 11,500 and the national guard 23,000, according to the IISS.
—German Padinger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national guard
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Within days, President Abraham Lincoln called on states loyal to the Union to send troops to bolster a standing army of only 16,000 and put down the South's growing rebellion.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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How a country founded in fear of a standing army came to think of its military as a bulwark of American democracy is the subject of my work.—
Kori Schake,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
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Sanctions were also slapped on seven centers suspected of indoctrinating the children or training them to serve in the armed forces, either for Russia or pro-Russian militias inside Ukraine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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In rural areas, however, their reputation is radioactive due to the brutal actions of government troops and allied militias.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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On March 30, soldiers from the battalion detained a CNN team covering settler violence in the village of Tayasir in the West Bank.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The military site at Kapciamiestis covering some 14,600 hectares will allow battalion and brigade-size drills on the ground at a critical land link used by the alliance to send reinforcements to its eastern flank.—
Milda Seputyte,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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This man who had overseen the protection of national artworks from the advancing German army—this man wept like a child on the floor and begged his mistress not to abandon him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Since seizing power in a 2022 coup, Burkina Faso’s junta has cracked down on political dissent and journalists, shutting down independent media outlets and forcibly conscripting dissidents into the army to fight Islamic militants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national%20guard. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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