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grenade

[gri-nayd] / grɪˈneɪd /


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In account of Saturday's events, Rutland told reporters that members of the infantry had been conducting "high-intensity combat training with live munitions" at a grenade range and attack range.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

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

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

Among the grunts, some carried the M-79 grenade launcher, 5.9 pounds unloaded, a reasonably light weapon except for the ammunition, which was heavy.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

Nunez told France 2 that officers could use stun grenades in case of "extremely serious urban violence".

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told radio broadcaster RTL early Wednesday that he had suspended the police use of stun grenades at the protests.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Reporters throw questions at me like hand grenades.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon


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