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firecracker

[fahyuhr-krak-er] / ˈfaɪərˌkræk ər /


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According to the researchers, these chemical changes could interfere with microbial communities and aquatic ecosystems, particularly if large amounts of firecracker litter are repeatedly washed into rivers and lakes after festivals or celebrations.

From Science Daily Jul. 4, 2026

To my surprise not one skyrocket, bottle rocket or firecracker was missing.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

"Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," read the caption, signed off with a firecracker emoji, under photos of Travis proposing in a garden in Missouri.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

If someone had batted an eye, it would have sounded like a firecracker had gone off.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

One 18-year-old student told Reuters he initially thought firecrackers were going off.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Spent firecrackers scatter residue that contains partially burned fuel, metal salts, additives, and pieces of charred packaging.

From Science Daily Jul. 4, 2026

Wearing helmets and ponchos, the protesters, many of whom waved rainbow-colored Indigenous flags, marched toward the city center to the din of firecrackers.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Some firecrackers were set off near the sidewalk but away from the building entrance, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

It was the end of our day there, the summer sun finally dropping behind the western mountains, the sound of firecrackers beginning to pop in the distance.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama



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