grenade
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Police have confirmed a suspicious item which led to road closures around a canal in Retford was a replica grenade.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The next day, one of the deputies took the grenade to the department’s Biscailuz Regional Training Center, where live explosive devices are prohibited, the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
After a grenade almost killed him in Normandy, he earned a Purple Heart and then sang in the jazz clubs of Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
In Friday's episode, the row continued in the turret, with Rachel accusing Fiona of "throwing a grenade" into the team of traitors, while Fiona accused her of "playing a game" for herself.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Quickly, talking to himself, Azar hurled the last gas grenade, shot up another flare, then snatched the rope again and made the white sandbag dance.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
The security forces used tear gas and stun grenades.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
An AFP photographer saw law enforcement use stun grenades to try disperse the crowds near Madison Square Garden.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Mr. Hanks does not feel, like some others, that he has to sell us on the importance of the subject at hand, hurling superlatives like hand grenades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“He is putting out on the internet, turtles with rocket-propelled grenades — I mean, have you seen this?”
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
From my pocket I tear my weapon—a plastic bag of stale bread I thought to bring at the last minute—and hurl pieces at the dogs like hand grenades.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
