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Recent Examples of ordnance
The department received additional penalties for improperly documenting training, failing to identify and evaluate the hazards of transporting and storing the ordnance, and leaving explosives unattended.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
As the ordnance exploded over the federal installation in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861, the Civil War began.
—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
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
As the ordnance exploded over the federal installation in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861, the Civil War began.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
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Federal prosecutors alleged that the suspects held guns while standing on both sides of the car and demanded that the victim hand over the cash.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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As a result, researchers have found, firearms are discussed in fewer than 1 in 4 protective-order hearings nationwide, and courts order abusers to surrender their guns in 66% of applicable cases.—
Sativa Banks,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Mexican authorities have previously expressed fears they could be used as weapons by rowdy fans.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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The company revealed that the fuze upgrades launch platforms into low-cost, effective counter-unmanned aerial system weapons to enhance reliable detonation at the optimal impact.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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