the military
noun
: the armed forces
He has had a long career in the military.
The policy is opposed by the military.
Examples of the military in a Sentence
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Admission’s free for those 17 and younger, members of the military and AdventHealth workers with identification.
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The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
Image The lawyers representing the military and the police denied the claims of abuse and failure to enforce the law.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The findings have implications far beyond the realm of the military, said Manasvini Singh, a health and behavioral economist at Carnegie Mellon University who conducted the research with Stephen D. Schwab, an organizational health economist at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
People who are dishonorably discharged from the military or determined to be in the country illegally also can have their licenses rescinded.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Multiple companies might answer such a tender with their own entrants, and the best would be chosen by the military and issued to its soldiers.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
But there are questions about what a potential adversary would allow, and the military sees no alternative but to get U.S. capabilities fielded fast.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
According to the military, the new crossing is located west of the Erez crossing, closer to the seashore.
—Abc News, ABC News, 12 May 2024
That includes the King as patron of the Royal British Legion, a charity supporting the military, which his mother supported from 1952 to 2022.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 4 May 2024
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2024
Image The lawyers representing the military and the police denied the claims of abuse and failure to enforce the law.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The findings have implications far beyond the realm of the military, said Manasvini Singh, a health and behavioral economist at Carnegie Mellon University who conducted the research with Stephen D. Schwab, an organizational health economist at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
People who are dishonorably discharged from the military or determined to be in the country illegally also can have their licenses rescinded.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Multiple companies might answer such a tender with their own entrants, and the best would be chosen by the military and issued to its soldiers.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
But there are questions about what a potential adversary would allow, and the military sees no alternative but to get U.S. capabilities fielded fast.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
According to the military, the new crossing is located west of the Erez crossing, closer to the seashore.
—Abc News, ABC News, 12 May 2024
That includes the King as patron of the Royal British Legion, a charity supporting the military, which his mother supported from 1952 to 2022.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 4 May 2024
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