explosive
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Cal/OSHA said it issued fines totaling $250,000 for “failing to ensure employees used appropriate personal protective equipment when handling explosive ordnances, including grenades.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
It went on: "A comprehensive operational examination indicates that no explosive device was placed in the area by IDF troops, and that no IDF troops were present in the area at all."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The majority of companies that make up the utilities sector of the S&P 500 are regulated entities that haven’t seen explosive growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
"This work shows that the universe's explosive early growth can come directly from a deeper theory of gravity itself," Afshordi said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
With this, we were off to an explosive developmental stage in which great varieties of respiring life, including the multicellular forms, became feasible.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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