grenade
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Vaughters likened his comments to rolling “a grenade down the aisle,” but the blast was both explanatory and useful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
Within the Sheriff’s Department, there are also two criminal investigations underway — one into the deputies’ deaths and another into the disappearance of a second grenade.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 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
When he dropped the grenade, our movement would churn the gas up into the air, and we would see how effective the masks were.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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
Mr. Hanks does not feel, like some others, that he has to sell us on the importance of the subject at hand, hurling superlatives like hand grenades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The sheriff’s arson and explosives unit retrieved two abandoned grenades from the garage of a Santa Monica apartment complex on July 17.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
While the girls cradled their roses, the boys looked at them as if they were hand grenades.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
