the military

noun

: the armed forces
He has had a long career in the military.
The policy is opposed by the military.

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The lawsuit says the decision was unlawful, unsupported by facts and inconsistent with the military’s past praise of Claude. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026 But there is a saying in the military that leadership sets the tone, and when the most senior leaders are flippant at best, and cruel at worst, many will understand that to be the permissible standard. — Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 The Department of Defense’s quarrel with Anthropic began earlier this year after the company refused to remove internal safety guardrails that would prevent the military from using its Claude AI model in autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 The ruling marks a victory for Anthropic in its monthslong legal battle against the administration over its push to impose guardrails on its powerful AI model Claude, which is used by the military. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the military

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“The military.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20military. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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