ammunition
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After the Second World War ended, the Allies disposed of tons of ammunition by dumping it into the ocean so it could not fall into the wrong hands.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
He may also have offered up ammunition to the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who has already accused Burnham of being a "people pleaser" who finds it difficult to say no to people.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the ammunition depot destroyed on Friday contained artillery shells and drones—and under Ukrainian law shouldn’t have been located in a populated area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have ammunition stored all over the world in different countries.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
With my pockets bulging with ammunition, I climbed out of the washout and ran back to the sycamore tree.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The weapons and ammunitions segment posted a 38% jump in third-quarter sales to 691 million euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Italy and the Czech Republic are among the European countries sending Indian ammunitions to Ukraine, it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
They also captured the Yarmouk ammunitions factory in June, seized areas east of the strategic Halfaya Bridge and recently took over the south Khartoum and Omdurman Central Reserve Police bases, according to residents and analysts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
"Companies are making money out of the fact that ammunitions are not interchangeable, that they can dominate their national markets with their munitions."
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
Even the sending of such servants provided with arms, ammunitions and food was likewise rewarded.
From The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story by John R. (John Roy) Musick
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