national guard

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Recent Examples of national guard The deployment appeared to be the first time in decades that a state’s national guard was activated without a request from its governor, a significant escalation against those who have sought to hinder the administration’s mass deportation efforts. Olga R. Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 Curry enlists cops, firemen, the city’s former director of communications, reporters, national guard members, first responders, and dozens of residents to walk viewers through exactly what happened. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025 Mayor Muriel Bowser sought to reassure residents, saying that while violent crime remains a problem in the city, the national guard deployment was unnecessary. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025 In December 2024, the Defense Department said there were 4,240 trans troops diagnosed with gender dysphoria on active duty out of two million active duty, national guard, and reserve service members, according to The Guardian. Abby Monteil, Them., 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for national guard
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Noun
  • This really is the key technology to make an upper stage rapidly reusable—NASA's space shuttle orbiters were reusable but required a standing army to refurbish the vehicle between flights.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Update on Population 'Emergency' Russian and Chinese Naval Fleet Sails Near US Ally Some analysts have pointed to the role technology could play to reduce the streamline the modern standing armies.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, colonies formed their own militias made up of citizen-soldiers.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Sagaing region, where the attacks took place, remains under the control of anti-government volunteer militias known as the People's Defence Force (PDF), per the BBC.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Her commander called her the best battalion officer in the brigade.
    Arman Khan, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And, while large-scale armies were attacking one another with a vast arsenal of technological advancements, De Stijl architects and theorists were observing great opportunities for a better world based on this massive scale and these new technologies.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Following demonstrations over living conditions in which army members joined protests, Rajoelina was evacuated from the country aboard a French Army CASA aircraft, after a deal was struck with French President Emmanuel Macron, Reuters reported, citing French media.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

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