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grenade

[gri-nayd] / grɪˈneɪd /


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They also found a World War II grenade, which threw, well, another grenade into the schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

However, a witness told local media that the teenager did not pick up the grenade.

From BBC ● Oct. 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

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

Or, more precisely, he’d keep asking questions, keep sighing and staring at the car like it was a hand grenade, until Toby finally told him the truth.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

"Authorities must allow young people to exercise these rights without fear of being hit by tear gas grenades or batons, or being arbitrarily taken into police custody," said Amnesty France president Anne Savinel-Barras.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 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

Thursday, Cole states the simulated gunfire and grenades went on for about 45 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

It was a strange thing that the grenades were not used.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury


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