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

While growth isn’t explosive, the company is integrating artificial-intelligence agents and has the data needed to continue improving that technology, Tillman added.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Last April was an exception because the recovery was so explosive.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Lush purple orchids hung beside the explosive pink, gold, and orange petals of countless wildflowers.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda