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armed

[ahrmd] / ɑrmd /


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But given the state’s growing need, and now armed with new law that allows more serious fines for municipalities that fail to comply, Newsom’s administration has doubled down on the housing element.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

As many as 25,000 members of the UK armed services, scientists and civilians took part in the nuclear testing programme between 1952 and 1967 at sites including Australia and several islands in the Pacific Ocean.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Quiet village streets nearby were sealed off and flooded with police and specialist armed officers.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

For Myanmar's armed forces, "the PDFs are a nuisance, but they are not a major strategic threat", said Morgan Michaels, research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Austria now began to mobilize its armed forces, calling up hundreds of thousands of reserve troops and moving men into combat positions.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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