billow
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Clouds billow and curl; chariots race upward, representing sutras that may deliver you to heaven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The region's oil export terminals have been hit several times in recent weeks, triggering massive fires that billow plumes of toxic black smoke into the atmosphere.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in northern New Jersey, and watched the smoke billow from the World Trade Center.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2025
Smoke is continuing to billow from the Solong, but Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said both ships were expected to remain afloat.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
Salim thinks of the desert then: red sands blow a dust-storm through his thoughts, and the scarlet silks of the tents that surrounded the lost city of Ubar flap and billow through his mind.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Smoke still billows over the city center as lunchtime approaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
AFP journalists who traveled to the landfill site by boat saw billows of thick, gray smoke completely enveloping houses on Salambao -- one of the islands from which people were evacuated.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
His TikTok page billows with shortform clips from the crime scene—uploaded thrice-daily from his front-facing camera—offering benign commentary on the languishing investigation.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Cold vapor billows out of a cryotherapy chamber as the author steps in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
The largest has curdled into a pillar like the cloud of tephra and ash and steam that billows atop an erupting volcano.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
When smoke billowed from the damaged Fairmont The Palm hotel, he decided to hunker down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Black smoke billowed over the Iranian capital, with officials there warning of the hazardous health effects for residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 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
Up to 21 fire engines were at the scene by about 12:30 GMT, the fire service said, as thick black smoke billowed from the blaze.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
The water was icy; Harry’s waterlogged clothes billowed around him and weighed him down.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Following the show — billowing shapes, punk-y hair sculptures, all classically Collina — we walked into a whimsical picnic complete with a margarita fountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
But a mile from their home, he could see smoke billowing.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a video shared on X, black smoke could be seen billowing into the sky at the foot of Mount Ololokwe, where the crash occurred.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Disaster management agency Conred issued a nationwide orange alert, the second highest, and warned locals to be prepared as the eruptions could create further pyroclastic flows and billowing ash clouds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Usually, they exploded or sent smoke billowing upstairs into Frank’s cabin.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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