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Recent Examples of ordnance
As the ordnance exploded over the federal installation in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861, the Civil War began.
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
The site is closed to tourism due to unstable walls and concern about the presence of unexploded ordnance.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Pan captured 243 photographs and 13 videos of payload-processing facilities, munitions bunkers, security checkpoints, mission-control centers, fuel and ordnance storage sites, and the nuclear submarine wharf.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
My research focuses on using drone-based, multisensor imagery and artificial intelligence to improve the speed, accuracy and reliability of land mine and unexploded ordnance detection.
—Sagar Lekhak, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
The site is closed to tourism due to unstable walls and concern about the presence of unexploded ordnance.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Pan captured 243 photographs and 13 videos of payload-processing facilities, munitions bunkers, security checkpoints, mission-control centers, fuel and ordnance storage sites, and the nuclear submarine wharf.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
My research focuses on using drone-based, multisensor imagery and artificial intelligence to improve the speed, accuracy and reliability of land mine and unexploded ordnance detection.
—Sagar Lekhak, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
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Authorities noted that Joyce is a felon with a criminal history that includes state convictions for drug, larceny and burglary charges, which disqualify him from having guns or ammunition.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Police did not indicate whether the men were shooting at each other or were shot by a third party, but police did say two guns were recovered.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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On top of pocket knives, other sharp items that could be used as weapons, like corkscrews, Swiss Army knives, and box cutters, are not allowed through TSA.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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The change would not end the sale of weapons to Israel, such as the F-35s and missile defense systems that give it a military edge over regional adversaries.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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