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Recent Examples of armed
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Those troops are joining thousands of uniformed, armed guard members who have maintained a continuous presence in the city since August.
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Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
26 June 2026
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
European member states have also pledged 64 million euros to the United Nations Trust Fund for the new Gang Suppression Force to help the security forces take back territory from armed groups.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Those troops are joining thousands of uniformed, armed guard members who have maintained a continuous presence in the city since August.
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Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
26 June 2026
Verb
The person opened the door armed with a sword and stabbed a Boston Police officer in the arm and knocked the clinician to the ground, according to police.
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Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armed
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Milk doesn’t naturally contain much vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin important for bone health and immune function, but it’s typically fortified with this key nutrient.
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South Korea took a soldier from the North into custody after the individual crossed the heavily fortified border this week in what is believed to be a defection, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday.
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Yet none of that prepared the younger Berhalter for his own World Cup debut earlier this month.
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Doritos, ramen, marshmallows, and frosted cereals; French fries cooked in beef tallow; tofu prepared on a grill that just had meat on it—even the most innocuous products can contain beef, pork, or dairy.
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Then return the arm and leg to the start position while maintaining your braced core, then repeat on the opposite side.
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The rule went into effect in 2023, requiring owners of these braces to destroy them or register their braced guns with the ATF.
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Zoe McCurnin, a lead animal control officer, was assigned to the case.
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For the employees assigned to institutions slated for closure, the uncertainty surrounding transfers, relocations, or the loss of local employment only adds to those challenges.
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Not only is Earth's closest celestial neighbor a pristine time capsule ripe for study – preserved almost unaltered throughout the course of billions of years – but the moon is viewed as a stepping stone for human exploration deeper into the cosmos.
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Alongside ripe avocados, fresh tomatoes, and spices, this dip is topped with queso blanco and pomegranate seeds.
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This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here.
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Others also questioned how much time was allotted for those opposing the project, such as Flojaune Cofer, who is running to replace Serna on the board and appears likely to advance to the November general election.
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Nearly 40% of the IP addresses allocated to Cogent appeared on publicly available blacklists of potential abuse, according to Scamalytics data.
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On Monday, DeSantis vetoed $15 million allocated for security grants for Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Miami, the total amount of funding for Catholic school security previously approved by the Florida Legislature earlier this month.
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“Armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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