bomb squad
noun
: a group of people who have the job of preventing bombs from causing damage or injury
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This includes two sergeants who work on the department’s bomb squad, which requires them to be able to respond to an emergency within an hour, Noyes reported.
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The police department's bomb squad and its Arson Task Force were called to the scene to conduct a closer search of the suspect's belongings.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Sheriff's office deputies and the Washington State Patrol bomb squad were called in to assist.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The city has stopped bomb squad unit training exercises that involved explosives along the Mill Creek in South Cumminsville.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The police department's bomb squad and its Arson Task Force were called to the scene to conduct a closer search of the suspect's belongings.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Sheriff's office deputies and the Washington State Patrol bomb squad were called in to assist.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The city has stopped bomb squad unit training exercises that involved explosives along the Mill Creek in South Cumminsville.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bomb squad
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“Bomb squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20squad. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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