grenade
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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
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
In Friday's episode, the row continued in the turret, with Rachel accusing Fiona of "throwing a grenade" into the team of traitors, while Fiona accused her of "playing a game" for herself.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 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
And just then a paper bag sailed from a window to my left and burst like a silent grenade, scattering garbage into the trees and pancaking to earth with a soggy, exhausted plop!
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
The security forces used tear gas and stun grenades.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
An AFP photographer saw law enforcement use stun grenades to try disperse the crowds near Madison Square Garden.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The detectives allegedly drove with the two grenades on busy streets, took them home, and left them overnight in their home or their vehicle before driving to the training facility the next day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
“He is putting out on the internet, turtles with rocket-propelled grenades — I mean, have you seen this?”
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
Here they were, hiding behind a wall in the middle of a magical war zone, with grenades and grizzly bears and Bronze Butt Nikettes to worry about, and Percy pulls this on him.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
