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  • past participle of arm.
  • past tense form of arm.
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armed

[ahrmd] / ɑrmd /


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Instead, “American Doctor” focuses on the micro, giving voice to the doctors and caregivers who traditionally have been spared during armed conflicts, as laid out by the Geneva Conventions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Words were exchanged between unarmed Joshua Fox and armed Dalton Eatherly.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Parliament member Ofer Cassif, of Hadash, an Arab-Jewish communist party, told AFP he was concerned opposition voters could face intimidation before and during the election -- not only from police but from "private, armed militias".

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Ethiopia was first designated for TPS by then-President Joe Biden's administration at the end of 2022 following armed conflict in the country, including the Tigray war.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

What I didn’t know was that the hippie’s own quarters were properly heated, and that the students who had lived there in the past had come there well armed with space heaters and electric blankets.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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