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According to Ms. Manning, his “expertise involved keeping soldier morale high, mainly by arming them with reading material—magazines, books, and comics.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But the security partnership between the US, the UK and Australia - Aukus - arming Australia with nuclear submarines, is arguably the biggest example of deepening ties.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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

According to prosecutors, Allen spent his last minutes checking websites that covered Trump's whereabouts, arming himself, and posing for a selfie taken with a cellphone in the mirror of his room.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

Then, arming myself with a bicycle lamp, which cast a surprisingly good beam, I went in search of a path by which I could descend to the village.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro



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