explosives
Example Sentences
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The Holston Army Ammunition Plant churns out explosives used in Patriot missiles, warheads and other heavy weaponry in the midst of the country's costly and prolonged war with Iran.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But he said the amount of explosives it was carrying was "significant".
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Wednesday at Leipzig Airport that while drone sightings near airports weren’t new, finding one armed with explosives was “a new threat scenario.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Elsewhere, it reports that "police find explosives in drone at Leipzig airport."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
A short while later, a Harvard University chemistry student named Donald Hornig was doing research in an explosives lab when the lab director walked in.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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