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Recent Examples of armored
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Despite the exponential difference in cost, Ukrainian drones have been used to hunt enemy infantry, target Russian armored vehicles, and strike other Russian targets.
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Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Police, familiar with unrest in the city, were on standby with cordons of armored cars, which were quickly pelted with projectiles by the rioters.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
The helicopter became particularly known for conducting stand-off strikes against armored targets while operating beyond the reach of many battlefield threats.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Adjective
Video from Mendias showed officers pouring out of the back of an armored police vehicle and police deploying robots into the area.
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Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Despite the exponential difference in cost, Ukrainian drones have been used to hunt enemy infantry, target Russian armored vehicles, and strike other Russian targets.
—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Police, familiar with unrest in the city, were on standby with cordons of armored cars, which were quickly pelted with projectiles by the rioters.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
The helicopter became particularly known for conducting stand-off strikes against armored targets while operating beyond the reach of many battlefield threats.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored
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The pipe welding certificate program will focus on gas tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding and shielded metal arc welding, according to the ECC website.
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The team believes that the technology could become highly valuable in reactor research, post-irradiation examinations, and nuclear forensics investigations that involve shielded and hazardous materials.
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That was best encapsulated in the form of Curaçao’s transcendent goalkeeper Eloy Room, whose surname belied what Ecuador found behind him.
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However, the game — which was played on a dreadful pitch in front of almost 115,000 people at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City — will forever be remembered for Maradona’s two goals that perfectly encapsulated the split-screen feel to his career.
Adjective
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When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.
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Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
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Occupiers of apartments and houses had grown used to all these sounds, which, far from disturbing their sleep, cocooned it.
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But others enjoy seeing drivers add personality into a sport where emotion is often hard to spot during on-track sessions, because the drivers are cocooned in safety equipment for their own good.
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And yet Sazan is also a protected area.
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The southern coast of Tenerife is a hotspot environment for the conservation of cetaceans in the wild, particularly within the protected Teno-Rasca Special Conservation Zone.
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Astronomers have used a technique called echo mapping to detect hints that supermassive black holes, such as the cosmic titan at the heart of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), are surrounded by dense clouds and clusters of dark matter.
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Tucked away on the grounds of Kensington Palace stands Nottingham Cottage, a two-bedroom, 1,324 square-foot Victorian home surrounded by greenery.
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Speaking at Fortune’s Workforce Innovation Summit on Tuesday, the 31-year-old defended sweeping workforce cuts at Bolt—including a recent layoff affecting roughly 30% of employees—as well as his decision to eliminate the company’s HR team.
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As in traditional sieges, the focus is on the vulnerable flow of supplies rather than a defended position.
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One, a large van, is blown out along the side, scarred by a large hole ringed by pieces of metal that look like a sculpture made of foil bending back upon itself.
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The longtime summer and retiree destination is ringed by small cabins and some larger homes.
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armored. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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