armory
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Six weeks earlier, Brown had raided the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, in what was then Virginia, aiming to foment a slave insurrection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
His band quickly took control of a federal armory and rifle factory in the sleeping town of Harpers Ferry.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2026
They marched to the city armory, then on to the occupied depot, where they were met by Sacramento members of the National Guard who were already deployed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
At one point, Sandoval remembered watching a deputy open the trunk of an SUV filled with AR-15s rescued from the armory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
Donal Noye stood in the door of his armory, bare-chested under a leather apron, the stump of his left arm uncovered for once.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Gun restrictions in ports along the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman mean security companies have to store their weapons offshore on floating armories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
The mobilized Marines and National Guard troops “will be stationed all across Los Angeles ... that includes Seal Beach, Los Alamitos and a number of National Guard armories across the city,” Guillot said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
As water drained from the dam and flooded a 50-mile stretch of the Dnieper, Ukrainian territory along the western banks was swallowed up wholesale—farms, gas stations, land mines, armories, factories, houses, railroad tracks, forests.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2023
New items in original packaging will be accepted Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the nine Indiana National Guard armories across the state.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
From pole to pole, IOI-1 was covered with armories, bunkers, warehouses, and vehicle hangars.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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