grenade

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The grenade factory also began designing launchers at the request of Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez in October 2023.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

After a grenade almost killed him in Normandy, he earned a Purple Heart and then sang in the jazz clubs of Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Since Hasina's fall from power, Rahman has been acquitted of the most serious charge against him: a life sentence handed down in absentia for a 2004 grenade attack on a Hasina rally.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

According to the Hostages Families Forum, he "fled to a shelter in the kibbutz with other foreign students, deflected a live grenade with his bare hands, and through his bravery saved many lives".

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

“Please remove your grenade while we eat, Okeoma,” Olanna said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie