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grenade

[gri-nayd] / grɪˈneɪd /


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One of the family's lawyers, Bertrand Wattez, said the boy, Evan, denied the police account, relayed by prosecutors, that he had tried to pick up the grenade when it went off on October 5.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

However, a witness told local media that the teenager did not pick up the grenade.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Badly treated at home, a place he describes as “a hand grenade with the pin half pulled,” young Sylvester was thrown out of a dozen schools as his family moved from one situation to another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The grenade factory also began designing launchers at the request of Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez in October 2023.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

As I finish off a taco, Elsie goes on and on about some new flea grenade that the Agent Support Division of the Department of Magical Science is working on.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Why has France suspended the use of stun grenades on protesters?

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The interior ministry also said police would stop using stun grenades on the students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The security forces used tear gas and stun grenades.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

An AFP photographer saw law enforcement use stun grenades to try disperse the crowds near Madison Square Garden.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

When the waiter walked through the door and brought us coffee, placing the cups carefully on the table as if they were live grenades, Vidal didn’t even bother to look up.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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