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Recent Examples of weaponryBut what was known in 1964 was largely abandoned in 2024, and what was offered instead was a questionable survivalist theory of democracy—one that proposed to erect a shield over one group while providing weaponry to destroy another.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026 Fascism lives in the upside-down; professional gaslighting features heavily amongst its weaponry, along with the blinking philistinism of the soulless.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026 Willis also needs to spend the next month developing better chemistry with his weaponry.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026 According to the complaint, the suspects believed their funds were being used to purchase advanced weaponry.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for weaponry
The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Radiological weapons can be detected by a Geiger counter, while chemical weapons can usually be identified by reagents, electronic sensors, and special detection sheets sensitive to things like nerve agents.
The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
These attacks can strain traditional air defense systems, which usually depend on expensive interceptors and have limited ammunition.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026