Forces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Armed Forces Day is unofficially held on the third Saturday of May to celebrate current service members.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The war is a power struggle between the Sudanese army and its onetime ally, a paramilitary force called the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, for control of the country.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Special Forces made use of this area in Iraq as part of operations against Saddam Hussein in 1991 and 2003.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
"The state of the Canadian Armed Forces is currently at a very low point, and it will take five or 10 years before you start to see a real upswing," Shimooka said.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Whatever Clancy had been expecting, it wasn’t two Psi Special Forces soldiers.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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