armor

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Because producing it requires nitrogen and other minerals, thicker armor represents a larger resource investment for each individual ant.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

For the latter half of samurai history, armor was a facade, a largely symbolic display of authority for an archetypal military class whose members became bureaucrats and eventually pop-culture icons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Parked in the carport was a black Ford Raptor SUV — which appeared to have been equipped with armor in the doors and dark-tinted windows.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Even Maekar’s political analysis cracks when confronted with the visual of Baelor standing in the mud with borrowed armor, fighting off Duncan’s foes, and of the assembled commons cheering for the hedge knight.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

As if that’s not weird enough, each one of the cows is wearing armor— sparkling, golden-plated armor that wraps around their head, stretches down their back, and partially down their legs.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer