bottle rockets
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Firecrackers, bottle rockets and missiles are illegal to possess or discharge anywhere outside of tribal lands, according to the Washington State Patrol.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023
“What many districts are doing now is effectively shooting bottle rockets at the moon, launching small-scale interventions, which are directionally correct, but won’t add up to anything sufficient to help students catch up,” Kane said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
Mr. Miyares said the incident unnerved him, and he maintained that what Mr. Fetterman took to be gunshots were bottle rockets set off by a group of kids.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2021
That includes Roman candles, bottle rockets, and firecrackers with no more than 50 milligrams of explosive material.
From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2019
The questions launched through his mind like bottle rockets.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
