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Recent Examples of national guard
Staff have been directed to develop clear protocols for alerting the public of ICE activity or a national guard presence within city limits.
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Andrea Tsuchiya, a state national guard public affairs officer, said in a statement.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Invoking the law would give Trump the power to deploy military or national guard troops to suppress the demonstrations.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The Army Secretary position is often seen as unglamorous, overseeing the budget and management of the over one million Armymen, national guard, and reserve soldiers.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Andrea Tsuchiya, a state national guard public affairs officer, said in a statement.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Invoking the law would give Trump the power to deploy military or national guard troops to suppress the demonstrations.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The Army Secretary position is often seen as unglamorous, overseeing the budget and management of the over one million Armymen, national guard, and reserve soldiers.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national guard
Noun
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Many Americans feared and distrusted the idea of a standing army into the first half of the nineteenth century.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
25 May 2026
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Within days, President Abraham Lincoln called on states loyal to the Union to send troops to bolster a standing army of only 16,000 and put down the South's growing rebellion.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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The following day, Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer, who is the leader of a militia named Veterans on Patrol, contacted media outlets and the Oklahoma City Police Department to take credit for the incident.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Military Intelligence was tasked with intelligence gathering and military missions and was composed of a vast network of both central and regional branch offices, checkpoints and operational teams, not to mention militia groups.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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In one video, a battalion commander describes an assault that stalled after encountering a heavily fortified barrier.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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The city settled with Summers, another former battalion chief, four years into his case.—
Julia Coin
May 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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In Paige Lewis’s brilliant debut novel, Canon, the beautiful wife of an army general is abducted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Although officially retired, Raul Castro, 94, is still referred to in Cuba as the leader of the revolution and army general.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national%20guard. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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