troop
noun
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
Example Sentences
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The campaign begins with a surprise invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces, who deploy paratroopers and infiltrate through an underground tunnel to catch South Korean and US troops off guard.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
He didn’t exercise in public or show off his abs, and there is no record of him ever leading his troops in calisthenics or challenging his peers to a pull-up contest.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
She also faced criticism for ducking challenges to President Trump’s policies, including the deployment of military troops to Los Angeles last year, a fight the city joined but did not lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The U.S. is moving some troops off regional bases and has ordered nonemergency government employees and diplomat families to leave Saudi Arabia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
But help began to trickle in, too: 100,000 troops from the Japan Civil Defense forces arrived in Tohoku, along with trucks carrying drinking water and food.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
