arming
Britishnoun
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the act of taking arms or providing with arms
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nautical a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottom
Example Sentences
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Instead, Anthropic is letting cybersecurity specialists and engineers in the open-source community work with Mythos to use the model as a defensive weapon "sort of arming them ahead of time," Krieger explained.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Unlike Russia, Canada has no intention of arming its icebreakers.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Writing on X, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk referenced the decision, saying: "We are arming up together with our friends so that our enemies will never dare to attack us."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The U.S. and U.N. have long accused Rwanda of funding, arming and fighting alongside M23.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
All the while, their cousin Ser Stafford would be training and arming the new host he'd raised at eas-terly Rock.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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