- present tense form of arm (3rd person singular).
arms
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Nevertheless, Thompson pointed out, while Congress can pass bills requiring Trump to approve an arms sale, the president retains the power to veto it "or simply ignore it".
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
BBC News NI was given access to see the Da Vinci in action - and, like a real-life sci-fi creation, it has multiple towering robotic arms that hover over the patient.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
With Rwandan help, the M23 movement has seized swathes of the eastern DRC -- home to valuable minerals coveted by world powers -- since it took up arms again in 2021.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
“If you can lie on a board and move your arms, you can get in.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Wrapping my arms about Midnight’s neck, I murmur, “You did good. You did good.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing arms
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