grenade
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In June, a Russian drone dropped not a grenade but a loudspeaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
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
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
Of course everybody jumped up like she was an unpinned grenade and tried to quiet her, but it was too late.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
In Lyon, police used tear gas grenades to disperse a crowd which had reportedly gathered in an area deemed off-limits by the local prefecture.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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
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
While the girls cradled their roses, the boys looked at them as if they were hand grenades.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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