grenade

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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

After a grenade almost killed him in Normandy, he earned a Purple Heart and then sang in the jazz clubs of Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In Friday's episode, the row continued in the turret, with Rachel accusing Fiona of "throwing a grenade" into the team of traitors, while Fiona accused her of "playing a game" for herself.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Since Hasina's fall from power, Rahman has been acquitted of the most serious charge against him: a life sentence handed down in absentia for a 2004 grenade attack on a Hasina rally.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

And just then a paper bag sailed from a window to my left and burst like a silent grenade, scattering garbage into the trees and pancaking to earth with a soggy, exhausted plop!

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison