materiel
Example Sentences
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In World War II, the high court reaffirmed that federal contractors could not be obstructed by local lawsuits for producing materiel for national defense.
Early on, the Germans were so successful at attacking these convoys and sending much-needed men and materiel to the bottom of the sea that by July 1942—after only 11 of 33 ships from one particular convoy, PQ17, completed the journey—the Allies considered abandoning the supply route.
Every March 27 he oversees a parade of troops and materiel in the capital Naypyidaw for Armed Forces Day, standing on an open-top jeep and festooned with his many military and civilian awards.
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"You're driving with rare earths when you're at the wheel of an electric car, and you need rare earths to make defence materiel like F-35 jets," he added.
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Remember, until relatively recently, the EU hadn’t produced the vast quantities of war materiel for a long time.
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