flare
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From some angles the jets appeared very close to the roof of the DHL Stadium as they roared over amid coloured flare smoke.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The case was a flare in the night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
California’s struggling wine industry says it expects to take another hit as trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada flare up again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The predicted flare can then become fainter with each encounter, matching what astronomers have seen.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Once again, there was a flare of wobble.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
Denmark and Russia were at a war of words Tuesday after Danish authorities accused a Russian frigate of firing flares at a Danish military helicopter.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The power flares out when Lou is in a Zoom meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
To reproduce the fading flares astronomers actually observe, the researchers needed what Bandopadhyay called "a new ingredient": a star that was already rotating rapidly before its first encounter with the black hole.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
In some cases, you can even find vehicle-inspired first-aid kits that include items such as emergency blankets, flashlights, road flares, emergency markers, and more.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“What the ...” It was the first time Mark had seen one of the enormous airships since the sun flares happened, and the sight of it was jolting.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
But tensions flared back up later in the month after disputes over alternative shipping channels and alleged U.S. bypass moves.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Tensions over Greenland, which is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, have flared since Dans returned to the Arctic commission.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
The latest escalation in fighting flared last week, following a month of relative calm.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“It feels like an ebb-and-flow type thing,” general manager Brandon Gomes said of Ohtani’s biceps issue, which has flared at least two other times this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Thor said nothing, but his lips grew thin, and his nostrils flared, and his red beard prickled.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
A teenage powerlifter managed to win double golds at a world championship despite her endometriosis flaring up to leave her in excruciating pain just before the competition.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“It was flaring up, wasn’t recovering — however you want to word it,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
To separate the true signals from the effects of stellar flaring, the team developed specialized calibration methods.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Oil has been back in the spotlight with Iran tensions flaring back up, but investors are more focused on the start of another crucial quarterly earnings season.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
“You are a queer being,” Kunthi said, her brows flaring away from her eyes.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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