shooting star
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This produces the streak of light commonly known as a meteor or "shooting star."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
A shooting star, or rather a meteor, may or may not have landed somewhere inside his house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But even there, the chances are extremely slim, "you would have to get very, very lucky to see a shooting star during the total eclipse," Dr Smethurst said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
A bearish shooting star on March 19 was 3% above $40 intraday but closed well off those highs.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
It soared high, a red shooting star illuminating an endless snow-filled sky.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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