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as in arms
something used to defend Concealed weapons were not allowed in the building.
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a person or thing that is used to produce a result Poetry was her weapon of choice in the writing contest.
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U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 In addition to SBIs to defend against missile attacks, Golden Dome will include lower-altitude and ground-based munitions suited for eliminating drones and other smaller, slower-moving aerial weapons. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026 An Associated Press journalist in Bamako heard sustained heavy weapons and automatic rifle gunfire coming from Modibo Keïta International Airport, around 9 miles from the city center, and saw a helicopter over nearby neighborhoods. —CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026 An Associated Press journalist in Bamako heard sustained heavy weapons and automatic rifle gunfire coming from Modibo Keita International Airport, about nine miles from the city center, and saw a helicopter over nearby neighborhoods. —Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 An Associated Press journalist in Bamako heard sustained heavy weapons and automatic rifle gunfire coming from Modibo Keïta International Airport, around 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the city center, and saw a helicopter over nearby neighborhoods. —ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 In February, Anthropic refused to allow the Pentagon to use its products for autonomous lethal-weapons systems or mass surveillance (both issues that the Vatican has warned against). —Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 The group cites the enduring lack of humanitarian assistance as one of its reasons for refusing to give up its weapons. —Matt Bradley, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026 Davis is charged with murder, gang assault and weapons possession. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Amodei cited the concern that Anthropic technology would be used for fully autonomous lethal weapons whose decisions were made without human involvement — and the potential for AI to be used for mass domestic surveillance on an unprecedented scale. —U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 In addition to SBIs to defend against missile attacks, Golden Dome will include lower-altitude and ground-based munitions suited for eliminating drones and other smaller, slower-moving aerial weapons. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026 An Associated Press journalist in Bamako heard sustained heavy weapons and automatic rifle gunfire coming from Modibo Keïta International Airport, around 9 miles from the city center, and saw a helicopter over nearby neighborhoods. —CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026 An Associated Press journalist in Bamako heard sustained heavy weapons and automatic rifle gunfire coming from Modibo Keita International Airport, about nine miles from the city center, and saw a helicopter over nearby neighborhoods. —Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 An Associated Press journalist in Bamako heard sustained heavy weapons and automatic rifle gunfire coming from Modibo Keïta International Airport, around 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the city center, and saw a helicopter over nearby neighborhoods. —ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 In February, Anthropic refused to allow the Pentagon to use its products for autonomous lethal-weapons systems or mass surveillance (both issues that the Vatican has warned against). —Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 The group cites the enduring lack of humanitarian assistance as one of its reasons for refusing to give up its weapons. —Matt Bradley, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026 Davis is charged with murder, gang assault and weapons possession. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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TokyoReuters — Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defense export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons.— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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Called knot invariants, these tools each measure some aspect of a knot — a pattern formed by its interwoven strands, perhaps, or the topology of the space surrounding it.— Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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Make sure to have all of your ingredients prepped, measured, and ready to go.— Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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The use of local ingredients, often from Canty's own farm, takes the mixology to a whole new level—try the Lavender Bee's Knees, which uses lavender and honey cultivated by Canty herself.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
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Years ago, the Voyager science and engineering teams jointly agreed on the order in which instruments would be switched off, to conserve power while preserving the most scientifically valuable capabilities.— Willem Marx, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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The tour ends at the Scar Trees, which are a group of trees that had their bark removed by Aboriginal Peoples for various purposes, including crafting items like canoes or shields.— Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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The midnight purple color-shifting material was designed to replicate the iridescence of a raven's feathers, which is woven across the jerseys, including the number set and shields on each sleeve.— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Weapons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/weapons. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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