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Forces

British  
/ ˈfɔːsɪz /

plural noun

  1. the armed services of a nation

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And the outlook is complicated by forces that may push inflation higher in the near term even as longer-term pressures ease.

From Barron's

I ask it to give me a hint that forces my brain to complete the retrieval.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was tracked to this location on 26 March, the day after the government announced that UK forces had been given permission to board sanctioned ships transiting UK waters.

From BBC

On 25 March, the government announced that it had given permission for its forces to board sanctioned ships transiting UK waters.

From BBC

US media have reported that American military investigators believe their own forces were likely responsible for hitting the school in Minab in southern Iran unintentionally.

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