Forces
Britishplural noun
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Last month’s infodump of an Armed Forces report listing 209 sightings of unidentified objects was announced with a presidential tweet that “the people can decide for themselves.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"Rescue efforts were led by US Naval Forces Central Command and the 82nd Airborne Division, with support from US Air Force and Navy units including US 5th Fleet's Task Force 59," the statement added.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Naval Forces Central Command and the elite 82nd Airborne Division, with support from U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Air Forces in the Pacific and the Middle East, rising to deputy commander of U.S.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 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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