bolt
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On Earth, a typical lightning bolt releases about 1 gigaJoule of energy, or one billion Joules.
From Science Daily • May 21, 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
And until Lowry’s bolt from the blue on Saturday, there had been only three holes-in-one over the past half-century at No. 6, a hole named Juniper that has been playing over par for the week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
It's hard to envisage a lightning bolt at this stage.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
She didn’t understand what made him bolt, just as they were having a real conversation.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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