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Meanwhile, Raúl Castro also instituted more market-minded reforms, such as offering workers in munitions factories bonuses for high output.—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 May 2026 Citi analysts on Monday upgraded shares of Saab to Neutral and shares of German munition maker Rheinmetall to Buy, citing a recent pullback across European defense.—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 19 May 2026 CycloRP, a rocket propellant intended to replace RP-1 and RP-2 refined kerosene used in liquid rocket engines; and CK-10, which replaces JP-10 fuel used in cruise missiles and standoff munitions.—David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026 The family lives near an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, where federal officers routinely shot chemical munitions at protesters.—Maya Miller, ProPublica, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for munition
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Etymology
Middle French, from Latin munition-, munitio, from munire to fortify, from moenia walls; akin to Latin murus wall and perhaps to Sanskrit minoti he builds, fastens