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armatures

noun

plural of armature

as in structures

the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form the rigid armature of a highly stratified society

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Recent Examples of armatures Built around a 10mm dynamic driver and dual custom balanced armatures, Vanguarg is designed to deliver a precise listening experience with control, clarity and balance. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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These systems, which are based on mathematical structures called neural networks, excel at cognitive tasks that until recently seemed exclusive to humans.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Researchers also modified the protein to investigate how these structures grow.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

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National governments will already be looking at their aviation authority regulations and frameworks and there will be discussions at the European and global level, John Edwards, senior consultant at Gates Aviation in London, said by phone.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
The experience of the past eight months suggests that resilience has been earned, through adjustment, stronger policy frameworks, and buffers built before the conflict.

— Jihad Azour, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026

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Engineered for both land and ship platforms, the system complements the proven ASTER missile family, reinforcing integrated air and missile defense architectures to neutralize emerging hypersonic threats.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
But Mies’ 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, completed in 1952, changed the calculus and blurred the line between commercial and residential architectures.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of architectures

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Unlike humans and other animals with rigid skeletons, octopuses have extremely flexible bodies built around what scientists call a muscular hydrostat, a system of muscles that provides both support and movement without bones.

— Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
The play, about a prominent Black Chicago family headed by a civil rights icon with skeletons in his closet, has the scope, heft and flamboyant idiosyncrasy of the landmark American domestic dramas of the past.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

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