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Recent Examples of standing army
And in terms of personnel, China has a standing army of more than two million soldiers—nearly 12 times as many as Taiwan.
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Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
The Ukrainian leader also mentioned maintaining the country’s standing army of about one million soldiers and a peacekeeping contingent from European countries, or some combination of these measures.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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With 1.2 million troops, North Korea’s military ranks among the world’s largest standing armies, and its entry into the war was a profound escalation in a war now approaching its fourth year.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
The Ukrainian leader also mentioned maintaining the country’s standing army of about one million soldiers and a peacekeeping contingent from European countries, or some combination of these measures.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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With 1.2 million troops, North Korea’s military ranks among the world’s largest standing armies, and its entry into the war was a profound escalation in a war now approaching its fourth year.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing army
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Police and national guards take measures as thousands of anti-ICE protesters are gathered outside of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2025 amid protests over immigration raids.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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The Trump Administration's unlawful efforts to force federalized national guard forces and the U.S. military to patrol our streets is deeply alarming and cannot go unchecked.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 requires stable borders and secure trade routes—impossible with Iranian militias controlling Syrian territory.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Violent extremism has increased throughout Africa in recent years, although until lately it was mostly restricted to the Sahel region, where militias hold control over swaths of territory.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
30 July 2025
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20army. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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