Forces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Forces — some visible, some harder to see — are upending literature and education itself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
About 300 feet northwest, the Naval Security Forces training building was destroyed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
To address this new reality, the Israeli defense establishment must create a missile corps within the Israel Defense Forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Koizumi, 45, also told the BBC that Japan needed to clarify the status of the SDF or Self-Defence Forces.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
She cradled her weapon and moved swiftly to the Special Forces hootch and followed the others inside.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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