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arrow

[ar-oh] / ˈær oʊ /
NOUN
pointed weapon or symbol
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With his trusty bow and arrow, he hunts game and safeguards his twin sister Asa – who, for unexplained reasons, resides behind bars in a dark cell.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Some historians believe the arrow was added later, during restoration in the nineteenth century.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Like that arrow on a dashboard, a line of paint on the road wasn’t always there.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

The research, published in Physical Review X, introduces quantum control protocols that reshape a system's "arrow of time," the concept that time naturally moves in only one direction.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

Each arrow turned into a bird that flew right off his skin.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

No need to untangle the complex hypocrisy here — it’s all laid out in arrows and diagrams.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

As a result, the system can generate trajectories that correspond to stretched, blurred, or inverted arrows of time.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

Observations show the people use narrow outrigger canoes, live in large communal huts, carry spears, bows and arrows, and wear fibre waistbelts, as well as necklaces and headbands.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

As Pierce sees it, a 10% cap is “one of the few arrows left in the quiver for the White House really struggling to address the affordability crisis.”

From MarketWatch Mar. 19, 2026

The arrows became flowers blooming on twisting vines.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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