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bolt

[bohlt] / boʊlt /


NOUN
flash; projectile
Synonyms
NOUN
large roll of material
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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's hard to envisage a lightning bolt at this stage.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

While private credit firms like Blue Owl Capital saw investors bolt from their funds last year, industry leader Ares Management Corp. cruised above the turbulence—until now.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The main flaw in the plan—the ends of the bolt stuck out—was audaciously overcome by putting the Bible under a very large, overflowing dish of macaroni with butter and cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Her pumpkin-orange curls piled high on her head reminded me of the bride of Frankenstein, even without the lightning bolt streaks on each side.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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