dynamite

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It was dynamite — a sign that barrier construction that began in 2020 but was never finished had restarted, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Balancing earnest schmaltz with sharp humor, the show works best as a hangout comedy about an extended friend group with dynamite chemistry, with echoes of previous Bill Lawrence shows like “Scrubs” and “Cougar Town.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

The operation was dubbed "Golden Dynamite" because "Nobel invented dynamite" and Machado was trying to get to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize award.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

It’s a reference to the Nobel Peace Prize and its founder, Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist who invented dynamite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Peace Prize, had predicted that his powerful explosives might very well put an end to all war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman