vest
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They wear a combat vest which contains a radio/GPS-coded beacon to transmit their position, while they also carry water, food, first-aid material and a pistol in order to survive.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
"I have her name on my vest and people tap me on the back and say 'Laura would be proud of you'."
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
“They are keeping it close to the vest what they are buying,” Buchta said, adding that Freddie and Fannie aren’t going to come in and purchase $200 billion all at once.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
Senses dull and blunt in that special way where it feels like your brain is wearing a weighted vest.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Laurie smiled, took it, put it in his vest pocket ‘to keep it from blowing away’, and listened with interest to the lively letter Amy read him.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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The Constitution of the United States
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