unexploded
adjective
un·ex·plod·ed
ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd 
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell
unexploded ammunition
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Vietnamese officials say the relationship with the U.S. is anchored in American efforts to address war legacies such as Agent Orange contamination and unexploded ordnance in the countryside that still threaten lives.
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Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The State Department also temporarily suspended global mine-clearing programs, including groups in Vietnam that have worked to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) left behind from the war.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
In this area, Assad forces planted landmines in fields, in buildings, even in rubble, and other unexploded ordnance also lingers.
—Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Entire neighborhoods had to be cleared of rubble and unexploded ordnance.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The State Department also temporarily suspended global mine-clearing programs, including groups in Vietnam that have worked to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) left behind from the war.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
In this area, Assad forces planted landmines in fields, in buildings, even in rubble, and other unexploded ordnance also lingers.
—Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Entire neighborhoods had to be cleared of rubble and unexploded ordnance.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Unexploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploded. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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