bomb squad
noun
: a group of people who have the job of preventing bombs from causing damage or injury
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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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Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
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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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Little Rock police and the Fire Department bomb squad assisted with the investigation, the release says.
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Arkansas Online,
19 June 2026
Cuts expected to remain include a sharp reduction in zoning investigators, the elimination of a fee waiver encouraging sidewalk repairs and cuts to the city’s bomb squad.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
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.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Little Rock police and the Fire Department bomb squad assisted with the investigation, the release says.
—
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2026
Cuts expected to remain include a sharp reduction in zoning investigators, the elimination of a fee waiver encouraging sidewalk repairs and cuts to the city’s bomb squad.
—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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“Bomb squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20squad. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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