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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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The Virginia house of burgesses voted to thank him and the militia for their service, with the lawmakers attributing the defeat to the failure of the other colonies to come to Virginia’s aid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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As devout Sunni Muslims, many Uyghur fighters sympathized with the largely Sunni Islamist militias, especially those that became part of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance of militia groups, including Jabhat al-Nusra, which until 2016 was affiliated with al-Qaida.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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The battalion chief on scene called for additional crews, but the fire was quickly knocked down, the department said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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An Israeli military battalion that assaulted and detained a CNN team in the occupied West Bank has been redeployed after a one-month suspension, an Israeli security source told CNN.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In Paige Lewis’s brilliant debut novel, Canon, the beautiful wife of an army general is abducted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Although officially retired, Raul Castro, 94, is still referred to in Cuba as the leader of the revolution and army general.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national%20guard. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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