explosive
noun
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Prosecutors allege more than 11 million pounds of explosives were brought onto the property over a decade, with approximately 1 million pounds stored there when the explosion occurred.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The suspect also said explosives had been attached to some of the hostages, which law enforcement was able to confirm based on its own observations.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Speaking at the Security Council, Ţoiu said a drone carrying explosives violated Romanian airspace for approximately four minutes before crashing into the 10th floor of a residential building, injuring a mother and child.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Sacramento County sheriff’s and FBI bomb technicians disposed and tested the explosive.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The suspect also said explosives had been attached to some of the hostages, which law enforcement was able to confirm based on its own observations.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 June 2026
Speaking at the Security Council, Ţoiu said a drone carrying explosives violated Romanian airspace for approximately four minutes before crashing into the 10th floor of a residential building, injuring a mother and child.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Sacramento County sheriff’s and FBI bomb technicians disposed and tested the explosive.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
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“Explosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosive. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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explosive
1 of 2 adjective
ex·plo·sive
ik-ˈsplō-siv 
-ziv
1
: able to cause explosion
the explosive power of gunpowder
2
: likely to explode
an explosive temper
explosively
adverb
explosiveness
noun
explosive
2 of 2 noun
: an explosive substance
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