detonation
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A controlled detonation has been carried out on a large World War Two bomb found at a building site.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The report suggested possible causes for the premature fuze detonation but determined that military personnel were not at fault.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Polymarket alone has hosted what Bloomberg estimated as more than $500m in bets related to the Iran war, at one point offering an opportunity to play the odds on the chance of nuclear detonation.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Textron’s tech can also trick mine sensors into thinking a large boat is passing, triggering a relatively safe detonation.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
I walked by the side of the Mill Pond, which smelled of rotting weeds and fish, gulls clustering above it, screeching at the sea-winds, their cries punctuated by the detonation of artillery.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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