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Recent Examples of ordnance
Three veteran Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who specialize in arson and explosives investigations were killed when military-style ordnance detonated at a training facility on Friday morning, authorities said.
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Camila Bernal, NBC news, 19 July 2025
The current working theory among investigators is that the device was part of an unexploded ordnance recovered by law enforcement from a residence Thursday in Santa Monica, another law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
The drone with its live, loose grenade needs to be handled by an explosive ordnance disposal tech.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, at Natanz, a site known for its history with the Stuxnet cyberattack and long a target of Israeli and American scrutiny, two craters believed to have been caused by U.S. ordnance now appear filled and covered with dirt.
—Jasmine Baehr , Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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Camila Bernal, NBC news, 19 July 2025
The current working theory among investigators is that the device was part of an unexploded ordnance recovered by law enforcement from a residence Thursday in Santa Monica, another law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
The drone with its live, loose grenade needs to be handled by an explosive ordnance disposal tech.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, at Natanz, a site known for its history with the Stuxnet cyberattack and long a target of Israeli and American scrutiny, two craters believed to have been caused by U.S. ordnance now appear filled and covered with dirt.
—Jasmine Baehr , Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
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Restricting trans people from buying guns would either require an act of Congress, or require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which reports to the Justice Department, to broaden the definition of a disqualifying mental health concern to include being transgender.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stone said the group understands there are uses for guns in hunting and self-defense, but assault rifles should not be in public spaces because they are intended to cause the most harm.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement What weapons did China display at the parade?—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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Venezuela's top brass pledged allegiance to Maduro, but there is likely to be burgeoning concern in the military ranks about the impact of Western sanctions and embargos, weapons pipelines and maintenance issues, Solar said.—
Ellie Cook
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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