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Recent Examples of national guard
The army has 63,000, the navy 25,500, the air force 11,500 and the national guard 23,000, according to the IISS.
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German Padinger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
Local police guarded the center along with members of Mexico's national guard.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump’s also signed an order to send national guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee.
—The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump pledged to repeal the Act and deploy the national guard as an occupying police force in Chicago.
—Rebecca Wallace, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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German Padinger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
Local police guarded the center along with members of Mexico's national guard.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump’s also signed an order to send national guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee.
—The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump pledged to repeal the Act and deploy the national guard as an occupying police force in Chicago.
—Rebecca Wallace, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national guard
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Environmental concerns have held a central place in Costa Rica’s identity for years, much like its lack of a standing army, and the country has set ambitious sustainability goals.—
Djenane Villanueva,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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With Stalin’s large standing army smothering half of Europe, and his fledgling nuclear arsenal extending Moscow’s ambitions overseas, America had to scramble.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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The camp in western Ethiopia is being used to prepare fighters to join the Rapid Support Forces militia, which is accused of perpetrating a genocide against Sudan’s Black population, according to Reuters.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Zubayar Al-Bakoush, identified by officials as a member of an extremist militia in Libya, had been wanted by the United States for more than a decade.—
ERIC TUCKER,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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President Bola Tinubu’s office said in a statement late Wednesday that a Nigerian army battalion will be deployed to Kwara’s Kaiama area, where the attack happened.—
Ope Adetayo,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Netherlands Ministry of Defense Last year, Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandria finished 15-months of service as a gunner in an engineering battalion.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Its army chief of staff said between 5,000 and 8,000 troops were preparing to deploy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fleeing into the desert with her father, she is hunted by a merciless army and forced to trust a legendary bandit (Mackie) with secrets of his own.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national%20guard. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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