explosives

Example Sentences

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The cost of explosives and freight are also up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Information on who could be charged in the deputies’ deaths or the handling of the explosives — or the charges they might face — was not available.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The area was once home to Scotland's largest explosives factory, run by the company ICI.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

At that time the aim was to produce nitrogen for explosives and fertilisers to circumvent a blockade which prevented certain raw materials being imported from Chile.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

The Corporation didn’t make explosives — certainly not out of beauty products.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray