Forces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Watchful for a Soviet attack from the north, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, as the country’s military is known, were for years concentrated in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s four large islands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In recent days, the Israel Defense Forces have taken to social media to warn residents living near the prison that they should evacuate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Land Rover vehicles have been a "trusted workhorse" for the British Armed Forces since their widespread adoption in the 1950s, the MoD said.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
I’ll never forget a commercial I saw on the Armed Forces Network while I was in Iraq.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
Washington believed that the French were building a fleet of canoes “to convey their Forces down in the Spring.”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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