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Recent Examples of ordnance
Hundreds of thousands have returned to their homes during the ceasefire, though many found only rubble, human remains and unexploded ordnance.
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Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
For all of the talk about fraying global alliances and the challenge governments have handling crises competently and well, protecting the Earth from incoming ordnance is one area in which political leaders, scientific minds, and public policy makers have their act together.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
So far, only a third of the children's park in Wooler has been cleared as officials continue excavations to ensure no more ordnance is hidden underneath.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Except this time William Campbell is Germany, and the burlesque show is unexploded ordnance.
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—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
For all of the talk about fraying global alliances and the challenge governments have handling crises competently and well, protecting the Earth from incoming ordnance is one area in which political leaders, scientific minds, and public policy makers have their act together.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
So far, only a third of the children's park in Wooler has been cleared as officials continue excavations to ensure no more ordnance is hidden underneath.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Except this time William Campbell is Germany, and the burlesque show is unexploded ordnance.
Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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