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Recent Examples of national guard
Invoking the law would give Trump the power to deploy military or national guard troops to suppress the demonstrations.
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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
Local police guarded the center along with members of Mexico's national guard.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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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
Local police guarded the center along with members of Mexico's national guard.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 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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Ballistic missile technology and Iran’s proxy support for regional militias were not included in the original agreement due to Iran’s unwillingness to include those measures.—
Nina Srinivasan Rathbun,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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And even where the messages were received, would enough of the minutemen and the militia indeed respond quickly enough?—
Kostya Kennedy,
Time,
16 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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In 1996, former President Chun Doo-hwan, an army major general, was convicted for seizing power in a 1979 military coup and presiding over the 1980 Gwangju massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national%20guard. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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