the Pentagon
noun
1
: the building in Washington, D.C., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
2
: the leaders of the U.S. military
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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The gathering came ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, including 67 British nationals.
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Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
On Monday, Bloomberg News reported that around 600 Google workers sent a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai urging him to refuse new AI partnerships with the Pentagon.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
But the shortages of Patriot defense systems remain a concern amid reports that the Pentagon is considering diverting advanced defensive weapons earmarked for Ukraine to the Middle East.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The training was held at Fort Bragg last week for a small group of soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division in tandem with the Pentagon's efforts to produce cheap counter-drone systems that can quickly and easily be put to use by service members.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
On Monday, Bloomberg News reported that around 600 Google workers sent a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai urging him to refuse new AI partnerships with the Pentagon.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
But the shortages of Patriot defense systems remain a concern amid reports that the Pentagon is considering diverting advanced defensive weapons earmarked for Ukraine to the Middle East.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The training was held at Fort Bragg last week for a small group of soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division in tandem with the Pentagon's efforts to produce cheap counter-drone systems that can quickly and easily be put to use by service members.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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“The Pentagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pentagon. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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