weapon
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"I don't think it matters what you call it. What matters is the fact we have had tremendous success. We've stopped Iran from having a nuclear weapon," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ukrainian company Fire Point is aiming this fall to debut a ballistic missile—a category of weapon that Ukraine currently doesn’t make, but which Russia is using against its cities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Forensic experts are now examining the weapon, which has been badly damaged by its time under water, to see if it is indeed a P06 model.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Proctor has claimed through his attorneys that Glenn reached for his partner’s weapon before he opened fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Woo uses Ama’s stylus as a jousting weapon, pushing his adversary toward the sands as well.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners were defiant.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Once completed, Pacific Fusion’s facility will produce more than 1,000 times more fusion power than the government-operated machine that was put into service for weapons experiments after the U.S. stopped underground blasts in 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Atlanta has the weapons to be a problem later this season, just maybe not in Week 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Russia retains the world’s largest arsenal—around 4,400 weapons to the U.S.’s roughly 3,700.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Vicious claws, maybe? Razor-sharp weapons slashing about? Just the sound of them cutting through the air gives me chills.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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