grenade
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Police have confirmed a suspicious item which led to road closures around a canal in Retford was a replica grenade.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Within the Sheriff’s Department, there are also two criminal investigations underway — one into the deputies’ deaths and another into the disappearance of a second grenade.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
After a grenade almost killed him in Normandy, he earned a Purple Heart and then sang in the jazz clubs of Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
In Friday's episode, the row continued in the turret, with Rachel accusing Fiona of "throwing a grenade" into the team of traitors, while Fiona accused her of "playing a game" for herself.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
When he dropped the grenade, our movement would churn the gas up into the air, and we would see how effective the masks were.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
In California, Prince Harry could be treated as a faraway problem and was largely ignored by palace courtiers, who routinely refused to comment on the verbal grenades launched by the man fifth-in-line for the throne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The security forces used tear gas and stun grenades.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
An AFP photographer saw law enforcement use stun grenades to try disperse the crowds near Madison Square Garden.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The detectives allegedly drove with the two grenades on busy streets, took them home, and left them overnight in their home or their vehicle before driving to the training facility the next day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
They fashioned guns out of sticks or folded paper, and grenades out of old water bottles.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
