mushroom cloud
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"It was almost like there was a mushroom cloud of smoke, it was like a bomb had gone off," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Footage shows the towering rocket erupt in an inferno, followed by a mushroom cloud of smoke as bystanders gathered to watch the launch gasp "Oh no!" and "Oh my God!"
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Harry Truman’s legacy froze the moment the mushroom cloud rose over Hiroshima.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Federal investigators later concluded that the open burn and the black mushroom cloud it produced were unnecessary, but it was too late.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024
A mushroom cloud of black smoke billows into the sky.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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