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Recent Examples of ordnance
Aerial bombs and cluster munitions make up a large portion of the unexploded ordnance in both countries.
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Anton L. Delgado, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The playground expansion has now been put on hold until officials can clear the site of any further ordnances, but it is expected to resume later this spring, officials said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
The United States has expended millions of dollars’ worth of defensive and offensive ordnance.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2025
Children who attend awareness sessions become familiar with the common types and shapes of explosive ordnance and learn to stay away from strange-looking objects.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Anton L. Delgado, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
The playground expansion has now been put on hold until officials can clear the site of any further ordnances, but it is expected to resume later this spring, officials said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
The United States has expended millions of dollars’ worth of defensive and offensive ordnance.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2025
Children who attend awareness sessions become familiar with the common types and shapes of explosive ordnance and learn to stay away from strange-looking objects.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Ordnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordnance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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