arming

Example Sentences

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The center increased its security and began arming its security after the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Many in Japan retain a suspicion of military authority, and some worry that arming Japan risks making the country more of a target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

North Korea also recently carried out missile tests from the naval Choe Hyon destroyer, claiming the country was in the process of "arming the Navy with nuclear weapons".

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

But for a ceasefire to hold it would have to be accompanied by an agreement that regional backers stop arming the parties - and that will not be easy to achieve.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Marchers were cautioned not to pick up anything they might innocently drop while downtown; the authorities might think they were arming themselves with stones.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson