gunpowder
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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
Though the conquistadors enjoyed superior technology, including steel weapons and gunpowder, European diseases such as smallpox and measles proved more decisive, taking untold millions of indigenous lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
One recent target was the Bryansk Chemical Plant that makes gunpowder, explosives and components for rocket fuel for ammunition and missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
The 67-year-old artist made his name with gunpowder paintings and outdoor pyrotechnic displays.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
Inside was a single musket ball and just enough gunpowder for one shot.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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East Asia - Middle School
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