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Recent Examples of ordnanceThe vehicle was designed to address key requirements of ground forces, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams, special operations units, and SWAT operators.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026 Deputies did not provide any other details about the ordnance.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
11 June 2026 Tour the officers' quarters, barracks, kitchen, blacksmith shop and ordnance room, and watch a demonstration of the fort's cannon.—
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026 Police cleared the area and called in the department’s explosive ordnance disposal unit, which checked the boxes.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ordnance
In addition to the hundreds of pounds of meth, investigators also found $3,200 of cash, a money counter, a digital scale and multiple guns.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The 9th Circuit upheld that measure in principle but said California went too far by requiring the owner to post a prominent sign expressly authorizing guns.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Radiological weapons can be detected by a Geiger counter, while chemical weapons can usually be identified by reagents, electronic sensors, and special detection sheets sensitive to things like nerve agents.