unexploded

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Around a fifth of Ukraine is contaminated by mines or unexploded ordnance, according to the UN's Mine Action Service.

From Barron's

"If we speak about unexploded ordnance in general - missiles, artillery shells, aerial bombs - the total number will be many times higher" than several thousand, Fox says.

From BBC

If a block’s been roped off because there’s an unexploded bomb buried in the street, people just go round another way.

From Literature

Thousands of people are spending another night away from their homes as cordons remain in place in Exmouth and Plymouth - where separate unexploded World War Two bombs were discovered on Wednesday.

From BBC

"The problem is not just the volume of rubble, it's also the fact that its content is quite a matter of concern, with unexploded ordnance in the rubble, dangerous waste, and unfortunately also human remains."

From Barron's