The police are trying to defuse a very 'explosive' [='volatile'] situation.
the danger of working with 'high explosives' [=very powerful explosives]
The region has experienced 'explosive' [='rapid'] population growth.
(..) - Yeah. Rosita? First part's done. What now? We gotta unwrap the secondary explosives... the dynamite, the RPGs. Make sure these casings are not messed up, and do not mess them up, either. This thing could still blow. (..)2017 TvShow: The Walking Dead Title: Rock in the Road Season: 7 Episode 9
(..) talking about this. This is for a herd. That's why it's a steel cable. It's not just for one walker. It's for a lot. We need these explosives. Yeah. But we have to figure out how to disarm it first. Okay. Backing up is not gonna make a difference (..)2017 TvShow: The Walking Dead Title: Rock in the Road Season: 7 Episode 9