ordnance

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Instead, one of the men took the ordnance home and either left it in their truck overnight, or brought it into their house, the claim alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

One military official told the BBC that personnel were dealing with unexploded ordnance.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The air defense ordnance fell in an open area in Turkey’s nearby Hatay province, causing no injuries or damage, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"If we speak about unexploded ordnance in general - missiles, artillery shells, aerial bombs - the total number will be many times higher" than several thousand, Fox says.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Distant grumbling of thunder or ordnance or both.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr