unexploded
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Another Apopo-trained rat, named Ronin, set a new world record in 2025 by uncovering 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance since 2021.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Around a fifth of Ukraine is contaminated by mines or unexploded ordnance, according to the UN's Mine Action Service.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Since the closure of Martin Street car park a more detailed unexploded ordnance survey has taken place - which was not possible before due to the car park surface - it added.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
They depend on aid groups and foreign expertise for everything from food security to the removal of unexploded bombs and rebuilding the enclave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Ellsberg went back to his cot and fell asleep, and it was not until the next morning that he noticed an unexploded .60 mm shell sticking into the floor a few feet from his bed.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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