bulletproof vest

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The president and other top officials have said a Secret Service officer was shot as the attacker charged a security checkpoint at the hotel, and that he survived thanks to a bulletproof vest.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Trump confirmed that one officer was shot during the incident but was protected by a bulletproof vest and is expected to be in good condition.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

A little more than 35 years ago, on Jan. 13, 1991, Mr. Landsbergis was hunkered down in the Lithuanian parliament in Vilnius in a bulletproof vest waiting for Soviet forces to storm the building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

After the burial, which as tradition dictates was carried out by men only, Shaath's mother was able to clutch her son's bulletproof vest.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The bulletproof vest is so stiff it’s hard to get comfortable, but I do the best I can to seem relaxed.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth