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armor

[ahr-mer] / ˈɑr mər /
NOUN
protective covering, often made of metal
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A review of Wildberries website shows drones and body armor for sale, but the overwhelming majority of its offerings are civilian in nature.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The official semiquincentennial parade down Constitution Avenue is led not by military armor but by marching bands from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Nearly all of the boron that is necessary in military products such as body armor, nuclear reactors and submarines is processed in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Another image showed Trump looming over warships, dressed as a military commander clad in gold armor, as fighter jets flew overhead.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

It’s just the wrong kind of armor for this weather.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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

“Normally one sees armors as these beautiful artifacts displayed in glass cases, and you cannot approach them,” said Ms. Thorarinsdottir.

From New York Times May 25, 2018

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

As they became more and more mobile, they began to take on thick armors and breastplates and shells and calcareous skins to protect themselves from one another.

From Time and Change by Burroughs, John

The cannibalistic Laestrygonians become towering armored warriors, while other episodes are combined or radically re-imagined, with characters and storylines invented from whole cloth.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

It will maintain its aging armored vehicles, most of Soviet origin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

That's how your tanks and armored fighting vehicles are available.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

That night, they were escorted onto the baseball diamond in an armored car with a security detail of some 200 police officers in tow.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

His armored skirt was made from thousands of blackened, twisted bones, woven together like chain links and clasped in place by a belt of interlocking monstrous arms.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

“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

But human engineering, like building dams or armoring riverbanks, can affect streamflow and raise water temperatures.

From Scientific American Oct. 30, 2023

Conducted without heavy machinery or other expensive equipment, it was also cost-effective compared with traditional methods of coastal defense, such as sea walls and coastal armoring.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2023

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

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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