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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In 2024, the Pentagon released hundreds of reports of unidentified and unexplained aerial phenomena.
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Trump and the Pentagon have repeatedly claimed that regime change has happened.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The two-year-old company is among a number of startups trying to build robot armies with the Pentagon.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Separately, the Pentagon last month proposed $200 billion for the war effort and to backfill munitions and supplies.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Trump and the Pentagon have repeatedly claimed that regime change has happened.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The two-year-old company is among a number of startups trying to build robot armies with the Pentagon.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Separately, the Pentagon last month proposed $200 billion for the war effort and to backfill munitions and supplies.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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