grenade
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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
However, a witness told local media that the teenager did not pick up the grenade.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ganfield said there was a flash, similar to when a grenade goes off in a film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 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
I wanted to not be a grenade, to not be a malevolent force in the lives of people I loved.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
French protest organisers, the Gilets Jaunes, or Yellow Vests, have said dozens of protesters have been seriously injured during recent demonstrations across the country, with many hurt by "grenades".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Police fired several tear gas grenades to clear the group, which was holding its protest near a university building and the city's police station.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Why has France suspended the use of stun grenades on protesters?
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
Some civilian observers, maybe bureaucrats from the Department, stood by as several of us fired grenades onto the range using the gas gun.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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