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[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

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

Measuring them randomly changes their state, naturally creating an arrow of time.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

The sculpture depicts America as an indigenous female figure - holding a bow and arrow, and wearing a headdress.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

She moves the arrow to a little circle that’s red, green, and yellow.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Interpreted this way, the Einstein–Rosen bridge acts as a mirror in spacetime: a connection between two microscopic arrows of time.

From Science Daily May 22, 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

To his relief, the golden arrows beneath his feet faded.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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