grenade
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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
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
Ganfield said there was a flash, similar to when a grenade goes off in a film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 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
I tear the room apart with my eyes, exhaling only when I spot it on my desk, sitting there like a live grenade.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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
How close is good enough for horseshoes, hand grenades and constitutional law under Bruen?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Yes, it was about arm strength, so baseball players were good throwing hand grenades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Whereupon a mile and a half of blundering fishermen went berserk, jumping into the stream and charging after the prey with everything except hatchets and hand grenades.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
