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grenade

[gri-neyd] / grɪˈneɪd /


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The next day, one of the deputies took the grenade to the department’s Biscailuz Regional Training Center, where live explosive devices are prohibited, the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

The grenade factory also began designing launchers at the request of Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez in October 2023.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

As evidence, it cited a February 2024 post from the IDF's Arabic spokesman, which included photos that he said showed Wishah operating weapons, including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

Nothing was more intriguing than Dahlem showing there used to be a hand grenade competition, with a student from Huntington Park winning the first competition.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2025

After years of keeping everything in, my heart felt like a grenade.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

An AFP photographer saw law enforcement use stun grenades to try disperse the crowds near Madison Square Garden.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Hanks does not feel, like some others, that he has to sell us on the importance of the subject at hand, hurling superlatives like hand grenades.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

But search warrants have focused on the source of the grenades.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

“He is putting out on the internet, turtles with rocket-propelled grenades — I mean, have you seen this?”

From Salon Dec. 2, 2025

From my pocket I tear my weapon—a plastic bag of stale bread I thought to bring at the last minute—and hurl pieces at the dogs like hand grenades.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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