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Recent Examples of national guard
Protesters fear crackdown: But demonstrators stick to plans to rally in DC before June 14 Army parade
Following a high-profile standoff with California authorities, Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have suggested that more national guard units could be deployed in response to the protests.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 June 2025
The next step, then, is though the governor — the sheriff to the governor and the emergency OES at the state — that the national guard be deployed.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2025
In Minnesota, more than 500 members of the state’s national guard were sent to St. Paul, Minneapolis, and surrounding communities because of the increase in demonstrations in the area, officials said at the time.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
In Acapulco on Wednesday, there was a strong presence of the national guard and police in the streets, but most visible were trucks from the national power company.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 June 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 June 2025
The next step, then, is though the governor — the sheriff to the governor and the emergency OES at the state — that the national guard be deployed.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2025
In Minnesota, more than 500 members of the state’s national guard were sent to St. Paul, Minneapolis, and surrounding communities because of the increase in demonstrations in the area, officials said at the time.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
In Acapulco on Wednesday, there was a strong presence of the national guard and police in the streets, but most visible were trucks from the national power company.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national guard
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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
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Taiwan's armed forces have an active-duty strength of just over 150,000, compared with China's standing army of over 2 million soldiers.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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Eighteenth-century naturalists debated the concept of extinction even as rattlers—like Native Americans—were driven out of existence in many areas via bounties, community-wide kill-a-thons, and militias.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Chinese Liberation Army and local armed police force and militias have assisted in disaster relief efforts by conducting rescue operations, repairing damaged roads and providing supplies to those in need, per Xinhua.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Frank Ricci is a fellow at Yankee Institute, past union president for New Haven Fire Fighters, and a retired battalion chief.—
Frank Ricci,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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Several emergency units took part in the rescue, including a fire engine, rescue crew, battalion chief, a helicopter team and a public information officer.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Frantic rescue operations persisted across the region, with army and police personnel working to find those missing.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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At one stage this summer, six different projects were being worked on inside The Racecourse at the same time by a small army of workers.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national%20guard. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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