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arm

[ahrm] / ɑrm /






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Consultant plastic surgeon Neil Wickham checked her face, confirmed a biopsied lump on her arm was benign, and referred her to ENT for a separate lump in her neck.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Like-for-like sales are expected to fall 3% for the arm over the period.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Open, wearing cornrows, a headband, arm sleeves and a dramatic hooded gown.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as a team demonstrated how a robotic arm could revolutionise their studies.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

“Remember,” Sarah R. said, giving his arm a pat.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

If he waves his arms this way and that, you bet his teammates follow.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Kelley credits the routine with getting rid of the keratosis pilaris bumps on her arms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The Darfur arms embargo, in place for over two decades, expires on Saturday.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The simulations showed that double-charged metal ions can effectively behave like two charged arms.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

At the stroke of 12:00 noon each day the arms dropped.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"Boats carrying armed Houthi fighters reached Mayyun Island after government forces withdrew from it yesterday," the local government official told AFP, referring to an island also known as Perim.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

In response, on May 15, 1850, armed vigilantes and the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

To prevent a particularly serious accident or disaster, the armed forces may also use conventional firearms, among other means.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

In response, Burnham insisted: "This chancellor of all chancellors will be willing to provide that funding to our armed forces."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Missiles based in the Soviet Union were to be armed with nuclear warheads.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Moscow has also massively deepened military and economic ties with Iran, despite US President Donald Trump warning both Moscow and Beijing against arming the Islamic republic.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Civil rights organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union accused the department of attempting to intimidate the public by arming agents with another use-of-force option.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Now turn the clock back to 27 February, as American and Israeli forces were preparing to strike, arming their aircraft, briefing their crews and programming targets for their missiles.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Instead, Anthropic is letting cybersecurity specialists and engineers in the open-source community work with Mythos to use the model as a defensive weapon "sort of arming them ahead of time," Krieger explained.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

About twenty thousand American soldiers were stationed in South Vietnam, arming and training the military.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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