firework
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He could turn Real back into a juggernaut, or it could all blow up in a firework of recrimination and newspaper headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ahead of the event, Pyrotecnico told AFP they were aiming to break the world record for the largest firework display, which was set on New Year's Day 2016 in the Philippines with around 810,000 fireworks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
The flight from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to Midway International Airport "reportedly made contact with a firework while on descent," a spokesperson for the airline told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Another study focused on chemicals called amines, which are included in some firework formulations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
Set against the dull, poster-muffled shop fronts around them, Fred and George’s windows hit the eye like a firework display.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
In a lighter moment earlier, the mayor, wearing a gray suit, had joined a tiara-wearing Miss Huntington Beach in selecting winners of a lottery—to run fireworks stands—from numbered balls in a bingo cage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
When the news conference began, master of ceremonies Michael Buffer introduced the pair as fireworks shot up from the front of the stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Santosh, a 47-year-old businessman who uses one name, queued with hundreds of others as crowds set off fireworks outside while waiting for the show.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Don Trump Jr.’s wedding had everything: a private island, fireworks, a Funfetti cake airlifted in from Florida—everything but the groom’s dad.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The magnesium flared and the fireworks exploded and chased about in the crowd.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
