troop
noun
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
Example Sentences
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The units, part of some 50,000 troops deployed to the region, are spread across the Gulf to shoot down missiles and drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Thousands of troops, including the 82nd Airborne Division, were sent to the Middle East more than six months ago for a deployment that is now stretching into 2027 with no obvious end in sight.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The bank's official said North Korea's gross national income also "received a boost from a sharp rise in foreign currency earnings" linked to the deployment of its troops to Russia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
So he made the unpopular call to double down with the surge—adding more troops in a wholesale change in strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
On May 27, German troops attacked the strategic Chemin des Dames ridge, where the French general Nivelle had launched his disastrous offensive the year before.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
