unexploded
adjective
un·ex·plod·ed
ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd 
: not exploded
an unexploded bomb/shell
unexploded ammunition
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Ribbons hang from trees, indicating the presence of unexploded shells.
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Byeric Lusito, science.org, 14 June 2024
Hamas is now waging a guerrilla war, involving ambushes and improvised bombs (often made from unexploded ordnance or captured IDF weapons), protracted operations that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser recently said could last through the end of 2024 at least.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2024
And there will be more since Ukraine is considered the most mined country in the world, with unexploded ordnance buried in fields, forests, roads and communities in 11 of Ukraine’s 27 regions, human rights groups say.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
In March, magnet fishermen pulled an unexploded ordnance from the Charles River in Massachusetts, just a few days after one was found in the same area, CBS Boston reported.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
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Byeric Lusito, science.org, 14 June 2024
Hamas is now waging a guerrilla war, involving ambushes and improvised bombs (often made from unexploded ordnance or captured IDF weapons), protracted operations that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser recently said could last through the end of 2024 at least.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2024
And there will be more since Ukraine is considered the most mined country in the world, with unexploded ordnance buried in fields, forests, roads and communities in 11 of Ukraine’s 27 regions, human rights groups say.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
In March, magnet fishermen pulled an unexploded ordnance from the Charles River in Massachusetts, just a few days after one was found in the same area, CBS Boston reported.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
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“Unexploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploded. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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