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Protesters fear crackdown: But demonstrators stick to plans to rally in DC before June 14 Army parade
Following a high-profile standoff with California authorities, Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have suggested that more national guard units could be deployed in response to the protests.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 June 2025
The next step, then, is though the governor — the sheriff to the governor and the emergency OES at the state — that the national guard be deployed.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2025
In Minnesota, more than 500 members of the state’s national guard were sent to St. Paul, Minneapolis, and surrounding communities because of the increase in demonstrations in the area, officials said at the time.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
In Acapulco on Wednesday, there was a strong presence of the national guard and police in the streets, but most visible were trucks from the national power company.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 June 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 June 2025
The next step, then, is though the governor — the sheriff to the governor and the emergency OES at the state — that the national guard be deployed.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2025
In Minnesota, more than 500 members of the state’s national guard were sent to St. Paul, Minneapolis, and surrounding communities because of the increase in demonstrations in the area, officials said at the time.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
In Acapulco on Wednesday, there was a strong presence of the national guard and police in the streets, but most visible were trucks from the national power company.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national guard
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Taiwan's armed forces have an active-duty strength of just over 150,000, compared with China's standing army of over 2 million soldiers.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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Nearly 170,000 active-duty troops are stationed abroad, a number larger than the entire standing army of many countries, including Canada.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
Noun
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After the Obama Administration deployed U.S. troops in Syria to fight the Islamic State alongside the SDF, the presence of American troops prevented Turkey from moving against the Syrian Kurdish militia.—
Ragip Soylu,
Time,
18 July 2025
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In February, deadly clashes between Syrian forces and local militias in the largely Druze southern suburbs of Damascus prompted the first major threats from Netanyahu regarding the fate of the minority group.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Kansas City Kansas City firefighters rescued 23 people from vehicles stranded in high water Wednesday night and Thursday morning, battalion chief Michael Hopkins said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
17 July 2025
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The unit is self-sufficient, with a Menlo Park battalion chief serving as team manager, a logistics specialist handling food, water, and transportation, and additional support personnel, Schlice said.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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In the book, the CSS Birmingham is an old battleship manned by dead Confederate soldiers, but the show updates that problematic depiction by expanding the crew to all armies that have been defeated in battle and owe a debt of service to Ares.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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An army of social followers seems like a valuable asset in either scenario.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
22 July 2025
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