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explosive

[ik-sploh-siv] / ɪkˈsploʊ sɪv /




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For all the digital wizardry emerging in war zones, armed combat still relies on explosive power, much of which comes from the same plants used to make T-shirts and bedsheets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

However, without a confirmed source or a resolution in sight, consumers have to make their own choices about how to avoid contracting Cyclospora cayetanensis — a parasite that causes explosive diarrhea, among other gastrointestinal symptoms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

A sample of iceberg lettuce from the food supplier Taylor Farms has tested positive for the parasite that caused an explosive diarrhoea outbreak affecting thousands of people in the US, officials said.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The next day, one of the deputies took the grenade to the department’s Biscailuz Regional Training Center, where live explosive devices are prohibited, the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

“Stimson told me that he wanted me to know about an immense project that was underway—-a project looking to the development of a new explosive of almost unbelievable power,” recalled Truman.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

At some point, they claimed it was explosives, but when they opened it, it was just paper.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

"But explosives don't fall into that category and that's where safeguards should kick in, and they haven't," Juelich told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

And now, existing X-ray machines would be modified to detect explosives.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

He was found guilty of high treason under martial law and the illegal handling of weapons, ammunitions or explosives by the Shevchenkivskyy District Court in Kyiv.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

“How good were you at our explosives deactivation class?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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