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as in ammunition
means or method of defending
the skunk's primary armor is the foul-smelling fluid that it can eject
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2
as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the crab's armor makes it difficult prey for some smaller predators
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as in to cocoon
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Recent Examples of armor
Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Though 2024 didn't deliver a more conclusive answer to this mystery than any of the 25 years before it, a significant chink has appeared in the armor of dark energy, a tantalizing hint that could put scientists on the right path to solving this pressing cosmological puzzle.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Hwang believes Stark, who is considered one of the smartest characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, would stand the best chance at winning Squid Game — even without his technologically-advanced body armor.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
The company produces body armor and tactical equipment for police agencies, military and first responders.
Safariland, which in 2017 acquired Pacific Safety Products' GH Armor Systems, gave notice of the impending layoffs Wednesday to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The harsh reality of their task has pushed more streamers to help each other, easing previous tensions as alchemists created potions as temporary salves for wounds sustained in dungeon expeditions, weavers made cloth armor for healers and valuable bags to store items.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Though 2024 didn't deliver a more conclusive answer to this mystery than any of the 25 years before it, a significant chink has appeared in the armor of dark energy, a tantalizing hint that could put scientists on the right path to solving this pressing cosmological puzzle.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Hwang believes Stark, who is considered one of the smartest characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, would stand the best chance at winning Squid Game — even without his technologically-advanced body armor.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
The company produces body armor and tactical equipment for police agencies, military and first responders.
Safariland, which in 2017 acquired Pacific Safety Products' GH Armor Systems, gave notice of the impending layoffs Wednesday to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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For instance, if Trump stops all weapons shipments to Ukraine, then Putin would have no incentive to negotiate and will bet that his army can steamroll Ukrainian defensive positions as Kyiv is starved of ammunition.Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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The package includes air defense missiles, ammunition and F-16 fighter jet equipment.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Investigators found a tan leather knife sheath on Mogen's bed.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Erivo wore a sheath silhouette backless halter gown with a deep v-neckline accentuated by the gown's bright white lapels.Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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But amidst a global epidemic of loneliness, fewer people want to be cocooned in a clinic undergoing DNA testing and stem cell treatments.Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
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Should your best efforts to cocoon warmth around you fail, there is, after all, a car to retreat to.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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Automatically, one arm went up in defense, which may have saved his life.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Russian Telegram channels said that the two lieutenant colonels died on December 30 following Ukraine's attack on a bunker in Lgov. Newsweek has contacted the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment by email.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Twenty-eight shell casings were found in and around the car after the shooting, according to court documents.Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
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Over the centuries, the decomposing bodies left cavities inside the hardened mineral casings.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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His story is just one of many across New England encapsulating this problem.U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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Its entry into the heavy-lift market features the largest cargo space available for customers, using a 23-foot diameter fairing, the encapsulating part of the rocket that forms the cone at the top.RICHARD TRIBOU ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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To the south of the extensive snow shield, a strip of damaging ice will build up on trees and power lines, potentially knocking out electricity to millions of people from central Kansas to West Virginia Sunday into Monday.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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In the Manhattan fire, Gaffney used a removed door as a shield to move through a raging fire to find a pregnant woman and a child, who were both unconscious.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, unprecedented growth in the city over the past few years has contributed to a housing crisis that’s pushed many residents out.Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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From housing to food, this trend of declining quality has proliferated chronically across our economy.Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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