tear gas

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Whether the substance was tear gas — which, incidentally, is a powder, not a gas — or pepper spray is unclear.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Police fired tear gas at the protesters who dispersed, the AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Footage from local media showed police using tear gas to disperse people who approached the crash site to gather the money.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Federal authorities deployed tear gas and made some arrests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Doctors and nurses administered first aid for cuts and bruises and the effects of tear gas as marchers lay moaning and weeping on couches, chairs and the floor.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman