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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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The company’s technology stems from sensors used to detect land mines in war zones by looking for explosive residues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

It creates “quick burst” energy and increased strength, so it’s particularly useful during short duration, explosive exercise like weight lifting, jumping, sprinting and high-intensity interval training.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ostapenko often took the racquet out of Kartal's hands with her explosive - and often erratic - brand of first-strike tennis, but Chwalinska was a different proposition.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Some abilities, particularly explosive muscle power, peaked even earlier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The man who had leaked the explosive letters was Benjamin Franklin, who would become one of America’s most important secret agents.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

“No leniency, no turning a blind eye,” Salam said in his announcement of the explosives seizure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

German prosecutors allege that in 2022 he was a serving officer in the Ukrainian army, external, and he had led a group of professional divers, a boat captain and an explosives expert.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Tawfiq Al Haboun pointed to shards of fibre glass and bits of metal at his feet – part of a downed Houthi drone that he said was carrying C4 explosives.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Police said on Tuesday that no explosives were found at the scene.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Fuel and explosives were brought there in trucks.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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