grenade
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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
Badly treated at home, a place he describes as “a hand grenade with the pin half pulled,” young Sylvester was thrown out of a dozen schools as his family moved from one situation to another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A police union source said he picked up a sting-ball grenade fired by riot officers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
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
That would scare me so much my nose would probably explode like a blood grenade.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
Police fired several tear gas grenades to clear the group, which was holding its protest near a university building and the city's police station.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Such moments of barbed humor are infrequent in “Fatherland,” but Pawlikowski wields them like grenades, shattering the stifling niceties enveloping Thomas and Erika.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Police have since been banned from using stun grenades at school protests.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The interior ministry also said police would stop using stun grenades on the students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
From my pocket I tear my weapon—a plastic bag of stale bread I thought to bring at the last minute—and hurl pieces at the dogs like hand grenades.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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