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Recent Examples of militarize
Moreover, the global arms race to militarize AI may lead to a destabilizing feedback loop, where nations feel compelled to escalate their capabilities regardless of the moral implications.
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The Hill: Trump’s plans to militarize the southern border take shape.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
The idea behind militarizing the buffer zone is that any apprehensions by service members would be treated similarly to trespassing on a military base, with troops holding migrants until law enforcement arrives.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The Australian government’s response is militarized as well, and the mass graves full of bodies recovered by volunteers like Ava and Clay bring to mind overflowing funeral homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The Hill: Trump’s plans to militarize the southern border take shape.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
The idea behind militarizing the buffer zone is that any apprehensions by service members would be treated similarly to trespassing on a military base, with troops holding migrants until law enforcement arrives.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The Australian government’s response is militarized as well, and the mass graves full of bodies recovered by volunteers like Ava and Clay bring to mind overflowing funeral homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarize
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The men, who’d assembled on the moors hours earlier, were armed with muskets, sticks, hatchets, and heavy blacksmith’s hammers.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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This brings us to today, when enterprise networks are more complex than ever before, and IT teams—even those armed with greater visibility and control—have even more to do than ever before.—
Charles Yeomans,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Challengers of the rule, which included gun manufacturers and individual gun owners, contended the 1968 Gun Control Act didn't apply to weapon parts kits and that the administrative action was an overreach.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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New England did make one wide receiver addition, bringing in former Buffalo Bills weapon Mack Hollins.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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As word spread, family members and legal advocates quickly mobilized, reaching out to the BOP’s Residential Reentry Managers in hopes of salvaging community placement plans.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The European Union has also drawn up plans to mobilize up to 800 billion euros ($883 billion) to bolster regional security.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Militarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarize. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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