tear gas
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In Lyon, police used tear gas grenades to disperse a crowd which had reportedly gathered in an area deemed off-limits by the local prefecture.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Police fired several tear gas grenades to clear the group, which was holding its protest near a university building and the city's police station.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
After police officers had used megaphones to call on those gathered to desist from violence, they used water cannons and tear gas to temporarily disperse the crowd.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Many of the protesters in central Tirana wore gas masks or face masks, while volunteers handed out syringes of saline eyewash to reduce the pain from the tear gas which billows down the street.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Jomo knew what tear gas was and laughed long and hard when Ugwu told him what he wanted to use it for.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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