ammunition
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After the Second World War ended, the Allies disposed of tons of ammunition by dumping it into the ocean so it could not fall into the wrong hands.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The war is widely assessed to have left critical stocks of American ammunition badly depleted.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Arguably, its supply chain network and the cash should give the company plenty of ammunition to pursue growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have ammunition stored all over the world in different countries.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The catapult arm sprang upward faster than Nico’s eye could follow, launching Octavian along with the ammunition.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
The weapons and ammunitions segment posted a 38% jump in third-quarter sales to 691 million euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Italy and the Czech Republic are among the European countries sending Indian ammunitions to Ukraine, it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
They also captured the Yarmouk ammunitions factory in June, seized areas east of the strategic Halfaya Bridge and recently took over the south Khartoum and Omdurman Central Reserve Police bases, according to residents and analysts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
"There are hard-hitting business interests behind the entire ammunitions issue," the industry source said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
Two suits of old clothes, three flannel shirts, two warm under flannels, two pair of boots, "a light pair and a heavy pair of ammunitions," socks, handkerchiefs, &c.,
From Three Months of My Life by J. F. Foster
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