detonation
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It was followed by a "second detonation of much greater magnitude," he said, adding that the cause and the material that exploded were still being determined.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
A U.S. servicemember died in Iraq during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian attack drone, according to U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Indeed, that was effectively unknowable because, as the NYPD’s chief of detectives told reporters, they had learned that the bomb could’ve been timed to go off anywhere in the 12 hours prior to actual detonation.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
A controlled detonation has been carried out on a large World War Two bomb found at a building site.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
An infinitesimal fraction of a second prior to the bomb’s detonation, two particles collide with such fierce velocity that they form a micro singularity—a black hole too small to see with the naked eye.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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