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grenade

[gri-neyd] / grɪˈneɪd /


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Police have confirmed a suspicious item which led to road closures around a canal in Retford was a replica grenade.

From BBC Aug. 11, 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

Beretta Holding houses more than 20 international brands, producing assault and sniper rifles, grenade launchers and the intricately engraved shotguns of historic British producer Holland & Holland.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

As evidence, it cited a February 2024 post from the IDF's Arabic spokesman, which included photos that he said showed Wishah operating weapons, including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

Then the grenade morphed into a ballpoint pen, and Mars began to write.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

In California, Prince Harry could be treated as a faraway problem and was largely ignored by palace courtiers, who routinely refused to comment on the verbal grenades launched by the man fifth-in-line for the throne.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 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

The state investigator also requested the X-ray tests that deputies had used to wrongly determine that the two grenades were inert, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

Der Spiegel, among other German outlets, reported that the shipment contained 10,000 rounds of live ammunition for pistols, 9,900 rounds of blank bullets for assault rifles, and smoke grenades.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

They fashioned guns out of sticks or folded paper, and grenades out of old water bottles.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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