as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Trump will declare a national emergency at the border, a move that will deploy armed forces and spur more border-wall construction, the officials said.
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Our armed forces will be free to focus on their sole mission: defeating America's enemies.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Our armed forces will be free to focus on their sole mission—defeating America's enemies.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Our armed forces will be free to focus on their sole mission: defeating America’s enemies.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Our armed forces will be free to focus on their sole mission: defeating America's enemies.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Our armed forces will be free to focus on their sole mission—defeating America's enemies.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Our armed forces will be free to focus on their sole mission: defeating America’s enemies.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed%20forces. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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