task forces

Definition of task forcesnext
plural of task force

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Noun
  • Polls suggest that most people want owners to pay for their own stadiums, but sports teams are desired and beloved, a source not only of entertainment but also of civic pride.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The teams meet Sunday in the series finale.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Toyota's decision to electrify the Highlander, but not the Grand Highlander, comes as environmental groups have criticized the world's largest automaker for being late to converting to producing fully electric vehicles.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Her organization has drawn sharp criticism from pro-Israel groups.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Pooling resources after 2018 lessons A variety of Democratic organizations are working together to pool campaign data and other resources.
    Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Porter has also worked as a meteorological technical subject matter expert in for both government and commercial organizations around the world.
    Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Artesh ground forces, which include tens of brigades, are positioned primarily to defend Iran’s borders, according to Carl’s report.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.
    Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.
    Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Others threatened the monkeys that wouldn’t let Punch join their posses.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The crops good enough to incorporate into its Churchills, primeros, and other formats are aged for as long as a presidential term before the rolling process even begins.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Iran’s threats and attacks on vessels in the Gulf have raised the risk of transit enough to stop almost all traffic through the narrow waterway, which is the main conduit for about 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas, plus fertilizers that help grow crops the world relies on.
    Annette Choi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Codas, or groupings of clicks, were longer during the birth and then became shorter after the newborn emerged, the authors wrote in Scientific Reports.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Task forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/task%20forces. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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