Special Forces
plural noun
: a branch of the U.S. Army composed of soldiers specially trained in guerrilla warfare
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In the years since, she's gone to appear in several seasons of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and, most recently, the physically challenging Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Founded by former members of the Mexican Special Forces and once powerful, according to InSight Crime, the Los Zetas cartel is currently weak and fragmented.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
To that end, Bennett has brought in ex-Channel 4 youth TV boss Karl Warner and BBC Studios has taken a minority stake in Samphire Pictures, the indie run by Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test creator Sophie Leonard and David Hodgkinson.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
While not exactly a sidekick to Sam Wilson, Commander Dunphy is a Special Forces officer depicted as having a special rapport with the new Captain America.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Founded by former members of the Mexican Special Forces and once powerful, according to InSight Crime, the Los Zetas cartel is currently weak and fragmented.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
To that end, Bennett has brought in ex-Channel 4 youth TV boss Karl Warner and BBC Studios has taken a minority stake in Samphire Pictures, the indie run by Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test creator Sophie Leonard and David Hodgkinson.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
While not exactly a sidekick to Sam Wilson, Commander Dunphy is a Special Forces officer depicted as having a special rapport with the new Captain America.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Special Forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Special%20Forces. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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