Word: weaponed
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...President was determined to forge the contras into a weapon against the Marxist Sandinistas, but his shifting rationales for what he was doing undermined his credibility. When opposition from Congress kept him from supporting the contras openly, he tried to do so covertly. The Iran-contra scandal that ensued aggravated widespread public uneasiness over U.S. policy toward Managua and hastened the end of congressional funding for the rebels...
...concerned with communism down the block than ignorance in his own home. Instead of sending young men and women off to fight the next Vietnam, he should make sure they know what the first one was. In the long run, education--because it teaches cooperation--is a more potent weapon than a gun or missile...
...Playing with Cardi is like having a nuclear weapon on your side." said Berry, referring to Cardi's powerful shots...
...olden days, "changing on the fly" was a curiosity. Now it is a deadly offensive weapon. A player skates within six feet of one end of the bench (where a legal substitution can occur) and is replaced by a teammate coming off the other end. The team nets about 25-feet of ice in the exchange...
...rutted track. Even before the truck comes to a halt, Trevino is out and running. Suddenly shots are fired, and bullets buzz overhead. Muffled shouts and the sounds of breaking branches come from a thicket of mesquite. Then more shots, this time a short burst from an automatic weapon. A handgun replies purposefully. The shooting stops as abruptly as it started...