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The selloff came after a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on its launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., sending a ball of fire into the sky.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

A rocket being tested by Jeff Bezos’ space company exploded Thursday night, sending an enormous ball of fire into the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

He has also pledged to clean up politics and hinted at legal reforms, promising to take to the task "like a ball of fire".

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023

Video footage from the Tennessee storms showed a ball of fire rising from behind a row of homes into the sky.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023

The bomb was an exact copy of the American implosion bomb tested at Trinity, and the rising, twisting, pulsing ball of fire looked just the same.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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