grenade
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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
The next day, one of the deputies took the grenade to the department’s Biscailuz Regional Training Center, where live explosive devices are prohibited, the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Each word comes out like a little grenade.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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
Why has France suspended the use of stun grenades on protesters?
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
When the waiter walked through the door and brought us coffee, placing the cups carefully on the table as if they were live grenades, Vidal didn’t even bother to look up.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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