flamethrower
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"At that time, I was behaving a little bit like this flamethrower," she explained.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
They gave lefty flamethrower Blake Snell $182 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
However, the 6-foot-7 flamethrower made a huge impact in the NLDS, throwing three scoreless innings of relief in Game 2 and four more in the winner-take-all Game 5.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025
Chomsky torched a potted shrub with a flamethrower.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Nobody knows for sure just how hard legendary flamethrowers like Walter Johnson, Bob Feller or Nolan Ryan truly threw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
The film contains more than 1,000 digital fire FX shots, ranging from flaming arrows and flamethrowers to massive explosions and fire tornadoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
Jaeger is an adventurous fellow who is fond of flamethrowers and scorns Searcher whose preferred tool is a hoe.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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