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Recent Examples of explosivesTighter oversight of explosives The task force also called for tighter controls on the importation and regulation of fireworks and explosive materials.—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosives
bombs
Noun
In early March, the State Department made an emergency determination to bypass Congress and immediately sell 12,000 bombs to Israel.
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Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.