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troops

  • plural
    of troop.
    troop
    noun
    an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
  • present tense form
    of troop (3rd person singular).
    troop
    noun
    an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.

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“I don’t want to leave our troops unprotected,” Ms. Collins responded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Death Penalty Information Center says 135 troops have been executed by the US military since 1916.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Space Force electromagnetic-warfare systems is playing a key role in protecting American troops and degrading enemy satellites around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

His first was in late July, days after Burnham entered No 10, when the pair met troops and led a news conference at a naval base in Portsmouth.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Twenty-one against the dictator’s force of forty thousand troops.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin