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a special group of pictures that belong to a person, family, or group of people and that are shown on a shield
the monarch's official coat of arms
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Noun
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Many licensed operators were accepting of higher costs to meet rigorous health, environmental, and business standards.—
John Murn,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025 -
The lack of standards for unlicensed vendors erodes the integrity of the entire industry.—
John Murn,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Switch any cool-white bulbs for soft-white LEDs, add table lamps, sconces, and pendants for a visually interesting room.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Award pendants in hand, the team, sunburned and exhausted but beaming with pride, made their way back to the parking lots for the trip home to Lake City.—
Jacob Spetzler,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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This being Washington, the decorations featured an eagle in flight, but, unlike the eagle on the Executive Branch club’s insignia, this one clutched photos of Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, dressed in tuxedos.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Courts have upheld this, as seen in cases like United States v. Sindel (1995), where misuse of government insignia was penalized.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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“Coats of arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coats%20of%20arms. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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