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ammunition

[am-yuh-nish-uhn] / ˌæm jəˈnɪʃ ən /


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Krantz declined to say how the shooter got his weapon and ammunition, saying it was part of the ongoing investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

But she publicly enjoyed a healthy dating life with a number of rich and famous bachelors, giving critics more ammunition to use against her.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Late in the summer of 1855, John Brown arrived in Kansas with a wagonload of arms and ammunition.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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

Stockpiling targets for ammunitions are, for security reasons, one of the alliance's best-kept secrets.

From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023

During their plunder they found a great quantity of provisions and ammunitions stored126 up for the use of the fleet.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury


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