bolt
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It turns out his death was much more complicated than a random bolt of lightning, and Sister, then a teenager, was involved in ways she has never revealed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The paddle was meant to be secured with four bolts, but only one bolt was used.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
December 28: Boeing urges airlines to undertake inspections after an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 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
“There was a bolt on the pillar,” Zeke said apologetically, even though he didn’t have anything to apologize for.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Wartsila also recommended tightening bolts and locking them in place with superglue to improve reliability, particularly involving air leakages, failed silencers and solenoid coils becoming loose.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“They didn’t even need to break into the strongroom,” Al-Abideen said bitterly, looking at a heavy metal door secured with multiple bolts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Chinese nuts and bolts quicker than Usain Bolt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
It drew lightning bolts from across the tech-policy spectrum for flipping its approach to AI oversight, moving from an earlier hands-off approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Haven’t heard it myself, but she swears there’s a crackling in the grass like tiny bolts of lightning traveling from blade to blade.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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