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Recent Examples of standing army
Schiff specifically mentioned the declaration’s protestation against the British use of standing armies in American colonial cities, indirectly referring to ICE officers and National Guard troops deployed in American cities to enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
The language was as much about controlling standing armies as gun ownership.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
This really is the key technology to make an upper stage rapidly reusable—NASA's space shuttle orbiters were reusable but required a standing army to refurbish the vehicle between flights.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Update on Population 'Emergency' Russian and Chinese Naval Fleet Sails Near US Ally
Some analysts have pointed to the role technology could play to reduce the streamline the modern standing armies.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
The language was as much about controlling standing armies as gun ownership.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
This really is the key technology to make an upper stage rapidly reusable—NASA's space shuttle orbiters were reusable but required a standing army to refurbish the vehicle between flights.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Update on Population 'Emergency' Russian and Chinese Naval Fleet Sails Near US Ally
Some analysts have pointed to the role technology could play to reduce the streamline the modern standing armies.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing army
Noun
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Staff have been directed to develop clear protocols for alerting the public of ICE activity or a national guard presence within city limits.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Andrea Tsuchiya, a state national guard public affairs officer, said in a statement.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The camp in western Ethiopia is being used to prepare fighters to join the Rapid Support Forces militia, which is accused of perpetrating a genocide against Sudan’s Black population, according to Reuters.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Zubayar Al-Bakoush, identified by officials as a member of an extremist militia in Libya, had been wanted by the United States for more than a decade.—
ERIC TUCKER,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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