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weapon

[wep-uhn] / ˈwɛp ən /


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While a screening error might have let a weapon through, a motivated assailant should have been detected and caught long before reaching the airport, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Cleveland added a new weapon on Friday — baseball-player-turned-receiver Shiloh Wickliffe, who used to play football as a freshman at Sierra Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

New Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola, who replaced Arne Slot in the summer, has told Isak that he wants him to defend from the front as it is an "attacking weapon" for Liverpool.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

After all, it’s just a technology, a tool — which means it’s also a weapon in the wrong hands.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Clem hadn’t made a peep for hours, so I took a chance and quietly opened the lock-that-doesn’t-lock and dashed across the desktop to pick my weapon, just in case of another encounter with Clem.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

D.C. law banned the security officers who protected the courthouses and agencies and embassies from carrying their weapons home from work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Cornell’s roughly 50 campus police officers are able to carry weapons and make arrests on university property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He added that while he was aware of the nuclear capabilities of countries such as the UK and France, the weapons at its disposal were unparalleled.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Like all correctional agencies, contraband, particularly cell phones, narcotics, and weapons, remains a constant challenge, and we continue to tackle the problem of contraband being introduced into our facilities,” the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

She didn’t want Mama knowing about the weapons, or about the way she still thought about Sigurd all the time, so she kept them at Kin’s.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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