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Recent Examples of weaponryThe study also aims to validate the feasibility of a new class of weaponry permanently stationed on the deep ocean floor.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026 The extremists have intensified their attacks against Nigerian military bases, killing several senior officers and soldiers and stripping the bases of stocks of weaponry and ammunition.—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 Extremists have intensified their attacks against Nigerian military bases in recent weeks, killing several senior officers and soldiers, and stripping the bases of stocks of weaponry and ammunition.—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 Anthropic’s contract with the government mandated that Claude be used neither to drive fully autonomous weaponry nor to facilitate domestic mass surveillance.—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weaponry
No arrests have been made, and no weapons have been recovered at this time.
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Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
According to reports, Japan hopes to develop lots of cheap, long-range (621 mile/1,000 km+) weapons that can overwhelm any potential rival in the future.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Others contend that legitimizing him erodes Democratic credibility on antisemitism and other issues, handing Republicans ammunition heading into the midterms.
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Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Some of the ammunition was purchased from co-conspirators by undercover officers, prosecutors said.