arming
Example Sentences
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Many in Japan retain a suspicion of military authority, and some worry that arming Japan risks making the country more of a target.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
A bipartisan group of lawmakers this month proposed arming a new agency with $2.5 billion to support domestic supply chains for rare earths and other critical materials, including through recycling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
The DRC accuses Rwanda of arming and supporting the M23 militia, which has seized swathes of DRC territory since taking up arms in 2021.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
The Mexico City government has long provided women-only subway cars, and has even sought to combat harassment by arming female commuters with rape whistles.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
They were arming them with spears and shields, putting iron halfhelms on their heads, and arraying them along the inner wall, a rank of snowy sentinels.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
