armband
noun
arm·band
ˈärm-ˌband 
: a band worn around the arm
especially
: a band worn around the arm for identification or in mourning
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Is someone wearing steel-toed boots, a colored armband, and a hearing device, and also showing the outline of handcuffs in their pocket?
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Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Although the video’s location couldn’t be independently verified, the men killed in the video wore yellow armbands, like Ukrainian forces are known to.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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The bra, undergarments and armbands are all French wirework and backed with a blush fabric for a nude illusion.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
As the United States waged war in Vietnam in the 1960s, the Supreme Court said a Des Moines high school could not prevent students from wearing black armbands in support of a truce.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Although the video’s location couldn’t be independently verified, the men killed in the video wore yellow armbands, like Ukrainian forces are known to.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The Outfit From This Cher Music Video Fetched $162K as Part of Bold Luxury Auction (Exclusive)
The bra, undergarments and armbands are all French wirework and backed with a blush fabric for a nude illusion.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
As the United States waged war in Vietnam in the 1960s, the Supreme Court said a Des Moines high school could not prevent students from wearing black armbands in support of a truce.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Armband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armband. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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