uniform
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The officer, who received minor injuries, said the leg and shin protections on his riot uniform melted.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Another winks at “Army of Darkness” fans; look for the logo on Margaret’s work uniform.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
The only name for any Lakers team when they put on that purple and gold uniform, plays hard every night, carries on the iconic franchise brand and entertains Laker fans is “ Showtime Lakers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
A resort hotel in Transylvania’s foothills cannot guarantee safety; an enemy’s uniform doesn’t always identify an enemy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Most had nothing on but the shorts that were like a uniform around here.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The Firefighters wear firefighter-style uniforms, deploy ladders and enter via firetruck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
On Monday, Nevada’s mother started a fundraiser to cover registration fees, training, equipment, uniforms and travel expenses for him to continue developing his talent in a “more supportive setting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Maduro and Flores wore beige jail uniforms and both appear to have lost weight during their detention in Brooklyn.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Florida-based private company has its hand in everything from uniforms and other apparel to family hotel bookings to team rankings down to age 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
With no uniforms, they would dress formally in their finest and most feminine clothes, wearing makeup, hats, scarves, and jewelry.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Zhang, who was promoted to vice chairman of the party’s Central Military Commission last year, is currently the only uniformed officer serving under Xi on the commission, which controls the armed forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Six trained and uniformed "security operatives" would patrol Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford centres seven days a week, from 10:00 to 18:00, as part of a three-month trial, said Reform UK-led Essex County Council.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I was shooed away by uniformed Secret Service agents.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Space Force is far smaller than the Marine Corps or Coast Guard, with only about 10,000 uniformed personnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The white hand of a uniformed officer reached out toward the car, opening the door and pulling me toward him as his urgent voice ordered us to hurry.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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“What we’re talking about is not creating any new laws, we’re talking about uniforming the laws that we have,” Manchin said in afternoon speech on the Senate floor.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2013
Routed, he sailed for the U. S., established himself in Westbury, L. I., furnished copy on dull days by such stunts as uniforming and drilling an army of messenger boys and farmhands.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The pay of the 22,500 men amounted to 7,838,400 francs; rations, 6,366,195; musicians, 239,112; uniforming, 1,887,682; officers' uniforms, 208,837.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various
On this morning of battle little attention had been paid to uniforming.
From Campaign of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry April 25-November 11, 1898 by James Fenimore Cooper
You can't erect an army by uniforming and drilling a few hundred thousand clerks and farmers.
From Ailsa Paige by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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