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armor

[ahr-mer] / ˈɑr mər /
NOUN
protective covering, often made of metal
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My mom, who also had a propensity for hair that could double as armor, often joked we should bury her with a six-pack of Diet Coke and a bottle of hair spray.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

And put on this almost armor in a sense of what she views to be the most perfect version of herself for the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Those digital models helped the team rearticulate, or correctly reconnect, the animal's skeleton and detailed dermal armor.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Tungsten is a chemical element that is used in tank armor, weapons and engine components because of its high strength and heat resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The Pe-2’s machine guns often jammed, and their bullets weren’t always strong enough to penetrate the armor of Luftwaffe fighter aircraft.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

In its role-playing game World of Warcraft, released in 2004, gamers worked together online to complete quests in an effort to make their digital avatars stronger by collecting items like weapons and armors.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2022

Minimalism-averse, Gutiérrez adores ornamentation, as the intricate armors and costumes showcased in “Maya” can attest.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2021

Around the park’s Homestead entrance last week, hundreds of lubbers were splattered on the asphalt, their crushed orange armors gleaming in the sunlight.

From Washington Times Jul. 21, 2019

A majority of the 100 vehicles the company armors each year leave the United States for overseas clients.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2015

This leads to that love of actual truth, which is one of the armors of middle life, against which false opinion falls harmless.

From A Study of Fairy Tales by Laura F. Kready

Trump, 80, is expected to take a ceremonial lap of honor in his armored limousine dubbed "The Beast" and then wave the green flag to start the race.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

As I peppered him with questions about the pink car and the Brinks armored truck, he remained cagey while slowly yielding information.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

In crocodilians, these protective structures are often called osteoderms and form the armored surface visible along the back.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Army stored tanks and armored vehicles, staged troops, repaired equipment, stocked ammunition and fuel, and prepared forces for deployment across the region.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

From the trees behind the tsar, armored guards advanced toward Anya.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

“They’re armoring the shoreline with rocks and cement walls, sometimes without permits. And Quidnessett is the poster child.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Rodrigo Rivera, manager of Blindatek, a vehicle bulletproofing service, says he started armoring cars three years ago in response to requests from clients of his car accessories company.

From Reuters Apr. 25, 2023

“We need temporary armoring right now,” Kadara said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2023

Talk at the meeting centered on the best practices of the time: reconnecting the stream with some of its floodplains by reclaiming adjacent property, removing armoring and reintroducing native plants along the banks.

From Scientific American Apr. 1, 2022

Within, Catelyn found Brienne armoring the king for battle while the Lords Tarly and Rowan spoke of dispositions and tactics.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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