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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This has been made perfectly clear by the actions of the Russian armed forces in areas of Ukraine under Russian control with thousands of protesters captured and children forcefully taken away and indoctrinated with Russian propaganda.
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Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
So, the Russian armed forces are now rushing to take over the Shevchenko region, containing Europe’s largest lithium deposits.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
In Nazi Germany, his contributions ran in the armed forces’ magazine.
—Paul Berman, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
Washington has for decades urged Europeans to build more modern and lethal armed forces, and events of last week will no doubt accelerate their efforts.
—Ian Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
So, the Russian armed forces are now rushing to take over the Shevchenko region, containing Europe’s largest lithium deposits.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
In Nazi Germany, his contributions ran in the armed forces’ magazine.
—Paul Berman, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
Washington has for decades urged Europeans to build more modern and lethal armed forces, and events of last week will no doubt accelerate their efforts.
—Ian Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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