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Elsewhere, Burnham is captured standing side-by-side with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Portsmouth on Monday, under the caption "Brothers in arms".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Americans are up in arms over data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Trump also told reporters he hasn’t decided on whether he will support a bipartisan bill in Congress for $14 billion in arms to Taiwan, adding he would decide “over the next fairly short period.”

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

If talks ultimately resume between Washington and Beijing on AI, experts believe the negotiations would be far more complex than those that resulted in arms control agreements governing nuclear weapons in the Cold War.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

And past the pyre Akhaia’s captains paraded in review, in arms, clattering chariot teams and infantry.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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