grenade
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A police union source said he picked it up, but a witness said the grenade landed on him.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
In June, a Russian drone dropped not a grenade but a loudspeaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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
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
I wanted to not be a grenade, to not be a malevolent force in the lives of people I loved.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
He has repeatedly said he would not give up "intermediate" crowd-control means, such as grenades and tear gas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
French protest organisers, the Gilets Jaunes, or Yellow Vests, have said dozens of protesters have been seriously injured during recent demonstrations across the country, with many hurt by "grenades".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
In Lyon, police used tear gas grenades to disperse a crowd which had reportedly gathered in an area deemed off-limits by the local prefecture.
From BBC ● 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
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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