arms
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In company news, Japanese arms firms enjoyed healthy buying after Tokyo said on Tuesday it would ease decades-old export rules, paving the way for the sale of lethal weapons overseas.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Restrictions that limit arms exports to just five categories - rescue, transport, warning, surveillance and minesweeping - will be lifted.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The policy shift, which ends Tokyo's self-imposed restraint on the sale of lethal arms, comes as it seeks to enter the international arms market, hoping to bolster national defence as well as boost economic growth.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He decided to write about the meanings hidden in the way people waved their arms and gesticulated to make a point.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
But when his arms had turned to water and he could chop no more, he saw with alarm that he’d only managed to cut down two spindly birch saplings and a puny little spruce.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Unit 7, Week 1
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