bolt
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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
The backstory of the works by the composers who perished is obviously compelling, but the lightning bolt that struck Conlon first was the music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026
It was I who had been cheated and he who had won by setting the price for saving his life at one bolt of silk.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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The small nocturnal arachnid has been nicknamed the ballista spider after the ancient Roman siege weapon that launched bolts and stones using stored tension.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Rudolph explained that the exhibit’s hardware, including its bolts and nuts, are unique and extremely specialized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Warsh said little that was specific about how he will approach the nuts and bolts of Fed policy in brief remarks following the swearing in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Garner claimed Toretto, who he had previously described as "missing a few nuts and bolts", had been put in a small shed on the patio, which he secured with a padlock.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
I knew those bolts were special to her, and she knew they’d be special to me.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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