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Recent Examples of weaponryIn Taiwan, analysts recognize that China has assembled a military that can match both the US in high-tech precision weaponry and Iran in low-cost, high-volume drone warfare.—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 State television commentators said that the heavy weaponry was more needed on the battlefield in Ukraine.—CBS News, 9 May 2026 Turner’s obituaries note his record-setting philanthropy, his impressive conservation efforts and his campaign to make the world safer by securing post-Soviet Union era nuclear weaponry.—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026 The concept of dazzle camouflage as a potential solution brought together research on vision, color theory, and weaponry and military strategy.—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for weaponry
The ordinance also banned possession of automatic weapons, overriding a newly effective state law that allowed it.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
The day before Putin flew to Beijing, Belarus announced the beginning of military training exercises involving Russian nuclear weapons, a timely reminder of how dangerously conflict could spread.
While executing a search warrant at the residence on the 3500 block of Orr Buyck Road, investigators seized several firearms as well as ammunition, according to the sheriff's office.
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Riley Moser,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Using live ammunition, soldiers forced their way through crowds that tried to block them from reaching the square.