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rearmament

American  
[ree-ahrm-uh-muhnt] / riˈɑrm ə mənt /

noun

  1. the process of arming a group or nation again, especially with new or improved weaponry.


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"I hate you cause yer man-made and man-owned, an' man-handled," was the line quoted in the book's warning to the world against rearmament.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference and a former diplomat, said rearmament was always going to evoke fears given Germany’s 20th century history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

She tours major international defence shows, negotiates with arms manufacturers and takes part in discussions on Europe's rearmament.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

In the lead for the Financial Times are Nato Chief Mark Rutte's comments that "Europe's rearmament is sustaining 195,000 US defence jobs".

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Monday, 15th May: Report of the rearmament of Montmartre.

From Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) by John Leighton

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