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armor

noun as in protective covering, often made of metal

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The chairmen want assurances the Administration intends to maintain two armored brigades in Poland.

They were also there to show solidarity with a determined American who had been leading the estate’s renovation and who was described by at least one attendee as “our knight in shining armor.”

If there is a chink in McCartney’s armor, we are still looking for it.

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Some 2,500 heavily armed officers backed by armored vehicles, helicopters and drones on Tuesday invaded two key strongholds of the gang -- the sprawling Alemao and Penha favela complexes.

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The huge number of police officers who took part in the operation were backed by armored vehicles, helicopters and drones, as the streets of the favelas saw war-like scenes.

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