bolt
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It turns out his death was much more complicated than a random bolt of lightning, and Sister, then a teenager, was involved in ways she has never revealed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The paddle was meant to be secured with four bolts, but only one bolt was used.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fireworks are also traumatizing for pets, particularly dogs, which tremble and even bolt from their homes in fear.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Whether the form has legs, wheels or a tower, it still needs actuators, sensors, edge compute, safety systems and someone to bolt it into a line.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Except for the fact that he had a jeweler melt down his gold wedding band and turn it into a lightning bolt earring.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Goldie is interested in getting to the nuts and bolts right off the bat, with bullet points of your basic income and spending parameters, such as:
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The planning in Miami, meanwhile, has extended from financing to the nuts and bolts of a political transition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Wartsila also recommended tightening bolts and locking them in place with superglue to improve reliability, particularly involving air leakages, failed silencers and solenoid coils becoming loose.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The paddle was meant to be secured with four bolts, but only one bolt was used.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
We have the bolts on our door locked by nine at the latest.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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