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Recent Examples of standing army
Schiff specifically mentioned the declaration’s protestation against the British use of standing armies in American colonial cities, indirectly referring to ICE officers and National Guard troops deployed in American cities to enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
The language was as much about controlling standing armies as gun ownership.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
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
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
The language was as much about controlling standing armies as gun ownership.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing army
Noun
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Andrea Tsuchiya, a state national guard public affairs officer, said in a statement.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Thug militias attacking citizens.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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On February 25, 1986, after four days of protests along Manila’s Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the Marcoses jetted to exile in Hawaii, and the barangay militias disbanded.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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