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Forces

British  
/ ˈfɔːsɪz /

plural noun

  1. the armed services of a nation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some have been carried out by the 413th separate battalion "Raid" of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, whose commander, Yevhen Karas, spoke to the BBC from an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Air Forces in the Pacific and the Middle East, rising to deputy commander of U.S.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

And atop my namesake, every year military recruits are sworn into the Israel Defense Forces and repeat the vow: “Masada shall not fall again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

South Korea and the United States are in talks over recent public remarks by the commander of US Forces Korea, Seoul's presidential office said Saturday, after the comments drew sharp criticism from China.

From Barron's • May 30, 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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