bomb squad
noun
: a group of people who have the job of preventing bombs from causing damage or injury
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Officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department’s hazmat unit, arson unit, and officials with the Los Angeles Police bomb squad also responded to the home.
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Earlier this week, a bomb squad in Austin, Texas, removed incendiary devices from a dealership, and a man was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to several Tesla vehicles.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2025
Officers from the Austin Police Department responded to a call about hazardous materials found at the Tesla dealership on North U.S. 183 Highway at 8:04 a.m. Upon arrival, officers located several suspicious objects and summoned the department's bomb squad to investigate.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Upon locating the devices, officers called the department's bomb squad to investigate, police said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Earlier this week, a bomb squad in Austin, Texas, removed incendiary devices from a dealership, and a man was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to several Tesla vehicles.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2025
Officers from the Austin Police Department responded to a call about hazardous materials found at the Tesla dealership on North U.S. 183 Highway at 8:04 a.m. Upon arrival, officers located several suspicious objects and summoned the department's bomb squad to investigate.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Upon locating the devices, officers called the department's bomb squad to investigate, police said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Bomb squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20squad. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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