explosives

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to buy the explosives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

It hit a toolshed and did not injure anyone, although it was carrying explosives.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“As a pure-play global explosives business, DNL will become a much simpler story,” the broker says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Greek authorities have rendered safe a naval drone carrying explosives after it was discovered in the Ionian Sea by fishermen.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

They were old enough to remember when rags became felt for the war effort, when cans and scrap metal could become bullets and cans of grease explosives.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng