explosive
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Public broadcasters NDR, WDR and the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper also reported that traces of the military explosive hexogen were found nearby.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It has previously been linked to contact sports including American football and boxing, and found in military members exposed to explosive blasts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Economists say Hawaii needs to shift away from the service-based industry that propelled its explosive growth in the late 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Rather than focusing on explosive, fast-paced movements, tai chi is generally composed of slow, smooth, continuous movements staying within a modest range of motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Nurse Mayinga seemed to be a vector for an explosive chain of lethal transmission in a crowded third-world city with a population of two million people.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Earlier this month, a drone loaded with explosives reached a runway in Germany's Leipzig airport - a key logistics hub for transferring military equipment to Ukraine.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
But he said the amount of explosives it was carrying was "significant".
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
Elsewhere, it reports that "police find explosives in drone at Leipzig airport."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
A lawsuit filed by Lemus’ daughter last month claims that Barragan and other top commanders were warned of “training deficiencies” within the arson explosives detail before the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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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