explosive
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Hezbollah militants are now using new tactics including explosive drones guided by fiber-optic wire that Israel is struggling to counter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The United Nations representative on the island warned Thursday that the humanitarian emergency, coupled with the onset of the Caribbean hurricane season, made for an "explosive cocktail."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
"If there is another massive explosive attack tomorrow… then we could well find ourselves in the situation of simply having to close the production down," he wrote.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
This explosive spending is being reflected in the stock market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
In this they are like hiv, which also destroys the immune system, but unlike the creeping onset of hiv, the attack by Ebola is explosive.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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