explosive
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During the summer, the sheriff’s bomb squad and the naval explosive ordnance disposal unit also responded to the beach to pick up a much more hazardous item, a Super Bazooka round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
It’s a pretty explosive charge, so here is more of the data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
When the playoffs officially begin on Tuesday, they will feature the most explosive matchup in the sport: Red Sox-Yankees for a best-of-three series in the Bronx.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
His workouts - usually three a week - have changed over time, from using running machines and exercise bikes initially to more explosive training using weights, to help build athleticism.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He was a powder monkey, which meant it was his job to rush heavy bags of explosive gunpowder to the men loading the cannons.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
British counterterror police said the seized material in black drums wasn’t workable explosives, though they are still investigating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion on Tuesday, after media reported no explosives were detected in vehicles seized nearby.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
In truth, once it became clear that the military remote-controlled robots that were used found no explosives in the vans, only petrol, the investigation inevitably changed.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Destroying explosives where they lie is not always the safest option.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The rebels did a security sweep of the Victor’s Village before I was cleared to come here, checking for explosives, bugs, anything unusual.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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