dynamite
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Denford’s steadily growing “nobody cares” audience regularly tosses sticks of dynamite into that vortex in the name of protecting our sanity.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
It was dynamite — a sign that barrier construction that began in 2020 but was never finished had restarted, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
The operation was dubbed "Golden Dynamite" because "Nobel invented dynamite" and Machado was trying to get to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize award.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
It’s a reference to the Nobel Peace Prize and its founder, Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist who invented dynamite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The noise was harsh and ubiquitous: the rasp of shaft-lifts, the jangling power drills, the distant rumble of dynamite, the barked orders.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing dynamite
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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