meteor
Example Sentences
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"It's like a meteor heading towards Earth. Either it passes, or it hits us," top Hungarian tax firm Andersen's managing director Karoly Radnai told AFP.
From Barron's
In Mr. Serrano’s telling, the shot resembled a “meteor falling from space” before it zipped through the basket as the Philadelphia 76ers star “casually walked away from the play.”
The Lyrids meteor shower becomes active on April 15, and reaches peak activity on the night of April 22 into the morning of April 23.
From New York Times
Seeking to further illustrate the stakes Monday, Biden likened the possibility of a debt default to the prospect of a “meteor headed to crash into our economy.”
From Washington Post
If it were not for the lightning detection network and eyewitness reports, a meteor would be a plausible alternative natural explanation.
From Washington Post
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