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Recent Examples of standing army
What's more, the militias were renamed the National Guard and unconstitutionally transformed from a check on federal power to a second federal standing army.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union built one of the largest standing armies in the world, twice the size of the U.S. military.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
On the other hand, the Democratic-Republicans’ vision for the nation was based on the yeoman farmer with limited federal government and no standing army.
—Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Unlike large standing armies, drones that are being held in reserve do not take up a lot of space, do not need to be fed, and are not drawing salaries.
—Lorenz Meier, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union built one of the largest standing armies in the world, twice the size of the U.S. military.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
On the other hand, the Democratic-Republicans’ vision for the nation was based on the yeoman farmer with limited federal government and no standing army.
—Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Unlike large standing armies, drones that are being held in reserve do not take up a lot of space, do not need to be fed, and are not drawing salaries.
—Lorenz Meier, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing army
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The seizure was necessary to ensure stable production, including for future supplies to the national guard and defence ministry, according to a letter, reviewed by Reuters, addressed to Russia’s prosecutor general from Glavprodukt’s new management.—
Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Mexico’s national guard did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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That war triggered Israel’s devastating destruction of the Gaza Strip and sequential destruction of Iran’s militia proxies, most notably Hezbollah in Lebanon, whose devastating defeat last September-October empowered Islamist rebels to overthrow Bashar al-Assad in Syria in December.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Iran has also for years militarily and financially supported regional militia groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthi rebels in Yemen and Hamas in Gaza, that have pressured or attacked Israel on multiple fronts.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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