Forces
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“We are trying to calm the streets to make sure things don’t escalate further,” said Razi El Hage, a Lebanese Forces member of parliament representing the area.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Some have been carried out by the 413th separate battalion "Raid" of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, whose commander, Yevhen Karas, spoke to the BBC from an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Air Forces in the Pacific and the Middle East, rising to deputy commander of U.S.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Armed Forces Day is unofficially held on the third Saturday of May to celebrate current service members.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Documents showed that President Kennedy sent Special Forces troops to South Vietnam in the spring of 1961, putting Americans into combat in Vietnam for the first time.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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