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ordnance

[awrd-nuhns] / ˈɔrd nəns /


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Poorly drafted emergency-power laws, some dating back to the early days of the Republic, are unexploded ordnance that could blow up the constitutional order.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Unifil said the patrol had been clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the village of Ghanduriyah to reconnect isolated positions.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The rest of us would like to live tolerantly in some form or fashion without using nuclear ordnance on each other.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Instead, one of the men took the ordnance home and either left it in their truck overnight, or brought it into their house, the claim alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Distant grumbling of thunder or ordnance or both.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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