the Pentagon
noun
1
: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
2
: the leaders of the U.S. military
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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After these drone appearances, the Pentagon released a classified new approach to dealing with these issues, Fox News reported.
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Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Lawmakers also instructed the Pentagon to report on the storage costs incurred while the materials remain unused.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Last month, two Democratic U.S. senators, Jeanne Shaheen and Jack Reed, wrote in a letter that reports that Musk has held multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law-enforcement agencies on national security grounds.
—Doina Chiacu, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
There were more sightings earlier this month at Ramstein, the Pentagon’s premiere hub in Germany, and at U.S. military facilities in the United Kingdom late last month.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Lawmakers also instructed the Pentagon to report on the storage costs incurred while the materials remain unused.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Last month, two Democratic U.S. senators, Jeanne Shaheen and Jack Reed, wrote in a letter that reports that Musk has held multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law-enforcement agencies on national security grounds.
—Doina Chiacu, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
There were more sightings earlier this month at Ramstein, the Pentagon’s premiere hub in Germany, and at U.S. military facilities in the United Kingdom late last month.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
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“The Pentagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pentagon. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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