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Recent Examples of ordnance
Firefighters had to stop work temporarily after explosions took place and an ordnance disposal unit was brought in to continuously assess the situation, German news agency DPA reported.
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Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The sheriff’s office also has a Remotec Andros robot, an explosive ordnance disposal robot, purchased about 15 years ago through another federal grant.
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Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The expense in dollars and depleted military ordnance is enormous, and the physical and human destruction in Iran is huge.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Across the river, unexploded ordnance warning signs hint at the area’s military past.
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Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2026
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Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The sheriff’s office also has a Remotec Andros robot, an explosive ordnance disposal robot, purchased about 15 years ago through another federal grant.
—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The expense in dollars and depleted military ordnance is enormous, and the physical and human destruction in Iran is huge.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Across the river, unexploded ordnance warning signs hint at the area’s military past.
—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordnance
Noun
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But police say the ranger approaching the car would ultimately lead to a sprawling investigation involving drugs, guns, mysterious chemicals, a missing woman and local and federal investigators turning a Philadelphia home inside out.
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State lawmakers said these rapid-fire guns are not needed for self-defense but can be a weapon of mass murder.
Noun
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Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations.
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The department will also deploy counterterrorism resources, explosive detection K-9s, bomb squad personnel and heavy weapons teams, along with plain clothes officers and a harbor unit for the waterways.
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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