explosive
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With 41 knockouts between them in 43 combined victories, another explosive contest could be in store at the O2 Arena.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Some abilities, particularly explosive muscle power, peaked even earlier.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
As presented here, “My Aim Is True” is every bit as explosive and exciting as the original release, an album that featured a clever blend of punk, rockabilly, pop and new wave sounds.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
One local resident captured dramatic footage of the fire at its peak, with explosive bangs emitting from an area engulfed in flames.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Forty-three seconds after dropping from the plane, at an altitude of 1,900 feet above Hiroshima, the bomb’s two pieces of uranium slammed together, setting off an explosive chain reaction.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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Police have said five people have been hospitalised following the incident that was “strongly suspected” to be the result of a gas leak, and no suspicious substances or explosives have been found at the site.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
But U.K. counterterrorism police released the men on bail shortly after they were arrested and said they found no explosives in the three white vans the men were driving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Police said on Tuesday that no explosives were found at the scene.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
U.K. counterterrorism police arrested five men next to the base last weekend but released them on bail after finding no explosives in their vans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Peace Prize, had predicted that his powerful explosives might very well put an end to all war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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