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weaponry

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Recent Examples of weaponry The museum displayed weaponry developed under Kim’s leadership ranging from drones to the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, KCNA photographs showed. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 This resulted in the destruction of brand-new weaponry and gear, and a crushing cycle of equipment shortages. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Police know how to hit, kick, hogtie, push, asphyxiate, and operate military weaponry. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 This rural Texas police department has, for no reason at all, a battle tank, evidence that surge in money and weaponry in the wake of 9/11 has these cops too excited to finally see some action. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weaponry

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Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Years of convictions for escape, battery and weapons while in prison kept adding time to his total sentence.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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How did a live round get into the revolver and who brought the lethal ammunition to the set?

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
The principal and the teacher were hit with ammunition used in 12-gauge shotguns but their injuries weren't life threatening, police said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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