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armories

noun

plural of armory

as in warehouses

a place where military arms are stored the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen

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Recent Examples of armories Even if their small military facilities, colloquially known as armories, had physically centralized fitness resources and equipment, many would be unable to take advantage of them. — Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days. — semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025 The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls. — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026

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New Sam’s Club warehouses in Baytown, Katy, Tomball and Weslaco will give more Texas shoppers access to bulk discounts, gas stations and pharmacy services.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
While Ishmael may pause before coffin-warehouses—coffins, of all sorts, become a major leitmotif of the novel—or even talk of committing suicide, his tone is wry, even ironic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

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Sailors can complete repairs on-site instead of waiting for replacement parts to be shipped from repair depots in the United States by manufacturing the necessary patches where the aircraft are deployed.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
At the same time, Ukraine has expanded its own long-range drone campaign, targeting military and energy infrastructure deep inside Russia, including oil refineries and depots.

— Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 2 July 2026

Definition of depots

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First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Rebuilding depleted arsenals will take years, with the Defense Production Act invoked to boost production.

— Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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