armed

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A crippling blow isn’t guaranteed against a regime armed with buffers and a long history of defying economic squeezes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The two armed officers had to grab Albadri to stop him going over the fence into the embassy grounds, Pattison said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Iran’s armed forces said before the U.S. blockade began that such a move would constitute an illegal “act of piracy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It is a remarkable turnaround for a South Asian country long seen internationally through a security lens, as it battled armed extremists and separatists at home while being accused of supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

And the lobby is flanked by armed guards.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin