gunpowder
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When gunpowder arrived and the emerging nation-states rendered obsolete the old art of war dominated by feudal lords entrenched in their castles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
One Tehran local told the BBC that the city had been turned into a "ghost town" with empty streets and a lingering smell of gunpowder.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Drones were spotted this month in France, loitering around a gunpowder plant and a train station where tanks are located.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
The 67-year-old artist made his name with gunpowder paintings and outdoor pyrotechnic displays.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
I quickly poured the gunpowder into a little muslin sack that the spicers used to package their goods for customers.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing gunpowder
East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - High School
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Civil Engineering
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