explosive
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He took three bats to the crease but broke two with his explosive hitting.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Years after ignoring his coach’s orders, Smith has turned those flashy catches into his signature at Ohio State, where he is now the most explosive gamebreaker in college football.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Newly declassified documents show that three years before 9/11, US intelligence officials were discussing the possibility that al-Qaeda "may fly an explosive airplane into a US city".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
That explosive throwdown scene between Isaac and Mulligan in the opening episode might be enough to win them both Emmys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Yeah. I can see what you bring out in him. You don’t know this because you’ve never experienced it, but Four without you is a much different person. He’s... obsessive, explosive, insecure ...” “Obsessive?”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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Germany, which supports Ukraine in its fight against Russia, has for months reported suspicious drone sightings over military and industrial sites, but the Leipzig incident raised the alarm as a drone found there carried explosives.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rescuers continued battling to reach them on Monday, using explosives to blast into the hillside before pumping air into the Trishuli-3A site - fearing a critical window to reach survivors is closing.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The Cernavodă plant, which supplies about a fifth of Romania’s power demands, shut down in mid-August after the military’s attempts to divert more water toward the plant using explosives didn’t pay off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Holston Army Ammunition Plant churns out explosives used in Patriot missiles, warheads and other heavy weaponry in the midst of the country's costly and prolonged war with Iran.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
How did a woman who crafted explosives for the Resistance end up a slave?
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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