billowing
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The scene mirrored the energy of a film set, all drama and specific lighting and smoke billowing from mysterious corners, honoring the house’s relationship with cinema.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
She described looking down into the street and seeing "black billowing smoke" and an "orange glow where the door was".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Filipino ferry dispatcher Dave Delos Reyes has been handing out N95 masks for nearly three weeks to protect passengers against the smoke that a landfill fire has sent billowing above a stretch of Manila Bay.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Footage from the scene shows a fireball at the refinery, with thick smoke billowing out across the city.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
A gust of wind swept through the clearing, billowing his cape up around him like a writhing, living thing.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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