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
Nicole Nishida, a Sheriff’s Department spokesperson, confirmed that department detectives had submitted a criminal investigation on April 23 to the district attorney’s office into the deadly grenade incident.
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
"Yo, Curron, how come yesterday Coach ain't make y'all do that dancing thing Patty and Krystal did?" he asked, winding up and tossing a live grenade into the mix.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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
But search warrants have focused on the source of the grenades.
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
