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gunpowder

[guhn-pou-der] / ˈgʌnˌpaʊ dər /




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Authorities said that two gunpowder warehouses within the factory area posed a high risk amid rescue efforts, state media reported.

From BBC • May 4, 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

They likened AI’s potential to transform the military to gunpowder, a technology invented in China but more effectively weaponized, many in China believe, by others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Authorities vowed to stabilize investment with more fiscal gunpowder from the central government, according to the Xinhua readout of the gathering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 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




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