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armor

[ahr-mer] / ˈɑr mər /
NOUN
protective covering, often made of metal
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The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Eiko Ishioka designed the blood-red battle armor with a ribbed surface evoking both exposed human musculature and an armadillo’s shell, while the pointed helmet foreshadows the wolf Dracula later becomes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The problem for a growing termite is that this armor cannot simply stretch forever.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Not every queer person watching has my armor, or my volume, or my stubbornness.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Henry and Abram talk of making armor for themselves out of wood.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

In its role-playing game World of Warcraft, released in 2004, gamers worked together online to complete quests in an effort to make their digital avatars stronger by collecting items like weapons and armors.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

Minimalism-averse, Gutiérrez adores ornamentation, as the intricate armors and costumes showcased in “Maya” can attest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021

Around the park’s Homestead entrance last week, hundreds of lubbers were splattered on the asphalt, their crushed orange armors gleaming in the sunlight.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2019

A majority of the 100 vehicles the company armors each year leave the United States for overseas clients.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015

Under these iron armors secrets were once hidden as even now in my own breast.

From Memories A Story of German Love by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

“The Beast is going faster than it has ever gone before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to the heavily armored presidential limousine.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The lawyer said they were then moved to an armored vehicle and evacuated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Trump, 80, is expected to take a ceremonial lap of honor in his armored limousine dubbed "The Beast" and then wave the green flag to start the race.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

The armored truck was on sale for “somewhere around $10,000,” Bill told me.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

I made multiple trips to her avatar’s stronghold, an armored palace on Benatar, the small moon she owned.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

“They’re armoring the shoreline with rocks and cement walls, sometimes without permits. And Quidnessett is the poster child.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Rodrigo Rivera, manager of Blindatek, a vehicle bulletproofing service, says he started armoring cars three years ago in response to requests from clients of his car accessories company.

From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023

“We need temporary armoring right now,” Kadara said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2023

Features added since then include armoring levees to prevent erosion and scouring when stronger storm surges rise above their tops, and three permanent canal closures and pumps.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022

Within, Catelyn found Brienne armoring the king for battle while the Lords Tarly and Rowan spoke of dispositions and tactics.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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