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
They also found a World War II grenade, which threw, well, another grenade into the schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
“A flea grenade isn’t as mean as it sounds,” says Elsie.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
He said the pair "slept with one eye open" and the site "looks like grenades have exploded the caravans".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
They patrol the dusty territory in a westward crook of the Irrawaddy river in ragtag columns and outfitted with rocket-propelled grenades, flak jackets, tote bags and flip-flops.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 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
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
While the girls cradled their roses, the boys looked at them as if they were hand grenades.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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