billowed
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Footage shared by local broadcaster Jijel News showed residents taking refuge in a post office as thick clouds of smoke billowed around them.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
As students patted soil and staked trees for support, smoke from the wind-driven Sandy fire threatening Simi Valley billowed in the distance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
I’m not sure what would provoke anyone to tune in, but like clockwork, the viewership billowed to the thousands.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
As the eruption column billowed into the sky, day turned to night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Those first few exhales were big and wasteful as Miig tried to get the damp paper to light, and smoke billowed across the clearing like messages.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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