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[yoo-nuh-fawrm] / ˈju nəˌfɔrm /




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She also said she could not understand how he could have arrested people after "doing what he did to me" and "still been proud to wear that uniform".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

She told officers: "He was standing there head to toe in black, no school uniform whatsoever."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Umpire Roberto Ortiz, wearing 10 pounds of protective gear and a black-and-gray uniform, got no such relief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Palmer Luckey, 34-year-old co-founder of Anduril, is building the world’s next frontier of warfare for the Pentagon but wears a uniform of exclusively Hawaiian shirts and cargo shorts.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

Hannie is marching efficiently at the front in her German Red Cross uniform and the rest of us follow as quickly and confidently as we can manage.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

He said he will be waiting for Boutcher to let him know when the meeting would happen, adding: "Or is he going to hide behind a wall of uniforms of police in riot gear?"

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Chargers have great uniforms ... maybe I should become a Chargers fan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Funds can be used at schools both public and private, including for tuition, tutoring, after-school programs, uniforms, or support services for students with disabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

"No uniforms," he announced with his mouth full.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

I was shooed away by uniformed Secret Service agents.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Two uniformed officers initially approached the property and spoke to him through a first-floor window.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Space Force is far smaller than the Marine Corps or Coast Guard, with only about 10,000 uniformed personnel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Somewhat reluctantly, she explained that she had, in 2012, attempted to report a disturbance at her home, and that uniformed officers had attended her Glasgow home.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Soon he saw a uniformed figure coming toward him between the rusted rails.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

“What we’re talking about is not creating any new laws, we’re talking about uniforming the laws that we have,” Manchin said in afternoon speech on the Senate floor.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2013

Routed, he sailed for the U. S., established himself in Westbury, L. I., furnished copy on dull days by such stunts as uniforming and drilling an army of messenger boys and farmhands.

From Time Magazine Archive

You can't erect an army by uniforming and drilling a few hundred thousand clerks and farmers.

From Ailsa Paige by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

On this morning of battle little attention had been paid to uniforming.

From Campaign of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry April 25-November 11, 1898 by James Fenimore Cooper

Inside rode two passengers, one apparently an official, sheriff, or something, the other a doctor, who debated all the way the propriety of uniforming the physician in attendance upon executions.

From The Making of an American by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis




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