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dynamite

noun as in explosive

Strongest match

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Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite, established the peace prize in his will, saying it should go to the person or group “who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations.”

Beneath a portrait of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and patron of the prizes, the committee convenes on Monday morning, four days before announcing the winner.

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“Finally, she has a role equal to her dynamite screen presence.”

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Classic mystery crime: the teen-age couple tried and acquitted for dynamiting her parents aboard their yacht in Newport Harbor.

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However, by sticking to the plan, Roberts was forced to reenact his nightly routine of juggling sticks of dynamite.

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