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carbines

noun

plural of carbine

as in rifles

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Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
The new United States needed muskets, cannons, ammunition, uniforms, cloth, food and credit.

— R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

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An exceptionally broad transmission lineup consists of the manual, six- and seven-speed dual-clutch automatics, an eight-speed automatic and a continuously variable automatic.

— Mark Phelan, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
An exceptionally broad transmission lineup consists of the manual, six- and seven-speed dual-clutch automatics, an eight-speed automatic and a continuously variable automatic.

— Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025

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