bottle rockets

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Now, like two bottle rockets veering wildly off course, the NFL franchises cross paths again and face similar predicaments.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

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

Mr. Miyares told local news media that the noise came from some kids playing with bottle rockets nearby.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2021

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

There were pony rides, sparklers, bottle rockets, croquet, horseshoes, taffy pulls, and apple bobbing.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly