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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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The next day, Colmenarez joined the protestors again in the streets around the government’s election office, but were pushed back by national guard officers firing tear gas canisters.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Our national guard members and permanent residents.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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