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armor

[ahr-mer] / ˈɑr mər /
NOUN
protective covering, often made of metal
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The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

For termites, it provides protective armor while also creating sturdy attachment points for muscles.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Alvarez was arrested near MacArthur Park by Los Angeles police officers in May who found two plates of military-grade body armor plates in the trunk of his car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Some of that was armor and luck; I am a big Greek man with a loud voice and a settled sense of myself, and the world tends to leave that alone.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

The Virginia Company has provided our men with extra weapons and armor.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

So Tre armors himself, he goes about making himself indestructible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 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

Fear looked up to this looming, portentous shadow and saw there youth and health and strength, courage and hopefulness, and, best of all armors, a righteous cause.

From Jason by Justus Miles Forman

“The Beast is going faster than it has ever gone before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to the heavily armored presidential limousine.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

A Stellantis spokeswoman confirmed the interest from Canadian defense manufacturer Roshel, a maker of armored vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Trump, 80, is expected to take a ceremonial lap of honor in his armored limousine dubbed "The Beast" and then wave the green flag to start the race.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

The armored truck was on sale for “somewhere around $10,000,” Bill told me.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Padding silently over the cold ground from the north, separately, singly, came a number of armored bears—a large number, and among them was their king.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

“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

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

“We need temporary armoring right now,” Kadara said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2023

The sadness was in her eyes too, but she was armoring it away, locking it into a box even as she spoke.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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