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explosives

  • plural
    of explosive.
    explosive
    adjective
    tending or serving to explode.

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It arrived at Warsaw's Chopin airport, which closed one runway as the plane underwent a security inspection, but no explosives were found.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Two Ryanair flights, one originating from Dublin and the other from Lisbon, were searched after landing in Rome following anonymous tips but no explosives were found, sources at the city's Fiumicino airport told the BBC.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Four European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, forcing the temporary closure of one Warsaw airport, but all planes landed safely and no explosives were found, authorities said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The model is a response to another problem that has bedeviled the explosives industry: Nobody wants a bomb factory in their backyard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Produced by boiling juice extracted from sugarcane, it has long been used in making rum, as a major ingredient in making explosives, and as a sweetener.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler