bolt

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So you can understand, if not necessarily agree with, their reluctance to drop out and call it a day, in the hope that, just maybe, that proverbial bolt of lightning will strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Pulsed power stores energy in large capacitors and releases it in a burst, producing extremely high power for a brief moment, like a controlled lightning bolt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Duke and Nala bolt out of the bushes where they've been hiding.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein