armed

Not long ago, the Americans were armed with much more powerful hitters, so longer setups were thought to benefit them.

They were each armed with experienced head coaches, blue-chip quarterbacks and a bunch of returning starters.

How had I become this person—armed, alert and waiting for a Snickers wrapper to make the first move?

Buyers and intermediaries don’t expect the pace of credit secondaries to slow anytime soon and many have made sure they are well armed with capital to take advantage of future opportunities.

But they have limited sway over the group’s armed wing, which remains in the enclave.