bomb squad
noun
: a group of people who have the job of preventing bombs from causing damage or injury
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Among the outside agencies assisting with convention security was the U.S. Capitol Police, with a dozen officers walking the streets in uniform Sunday, including some wearing K-9 and bomb squad vests.
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Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
After the grenades were picked up during TSA screening at Hilo International Airport around 5:45 a.m., agents cleared the terminal while the Hawaii Police Department bomb squad investigated.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
Rønning said that the man had several bottles of liquid with him at the time of the arrest, which will now be investigated by a bomb squad.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
The Broward Sheriff’s Office bomb squad on Monday detonated the M80s, a common explosive found in consumer-grade fireworks, to demonstrate the catastrophic effects.
—Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
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Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
After the grenades were picked up during TSA screening at Hilo International Airport around 5:45 a.m., agents cleared the terminal while the Hawaii Police Department bomb squad investigated.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
Rønning said that the man had several bottles of liquid with him at the time of the arrest, which will now be investigated by a bomb squad.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
The Broward Sheriff’s Office bomb squad on Monday detonated the M80s, a common explosive found in consumer-grade fireworks, to demonstrate the catastrophic effects.
—Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
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