ordnance
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Poorly drafted emergency-power laws, some dating back to the early days of the Republic, are unexploded ordnance that could blow up the constitutional order.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The rest of us would like to live tolerantly in some form or fashion without using nuclear ordnance on each other.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team said "while it is very rare to find unexploded ordnance on a visit to the beach, bad weather and high tides can expose these objects".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The department received additional penalties for improperly documenting training, failing to identify and evaluate the hazards of transporting and storing the ordnance, and leaving explosives unattended.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
I rigged up my special effects, checked out the terrain, measured distances, collected the ordnance and equipment we’d need.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Vocabulary lists containing ordnance
The Things They Carried
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All the Light We Cannot See
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Life of Pi
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