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The telescope "detected spectral lines," the observatory said, what it called "chemical fingerprints" of "sodium and lithium gas in the impact plume lasting for 5-10 minutes after impact."

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Should a fire start, there’s an increased risk that it will spread rapidly and send up a large vertical plume, which can result in erratic fire behavior, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

They were at the beach with friends when, at around 4 p.m. on July 23, Papin saw a plume of smoke rising from the thick forested area around Biscarrosse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Pictures shared on social media show passengers getting off a plane as a massive plume of smoke rises nearby.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

When I glanced back, she was looking up at Anna, tail waving like a plume of wheat in the wind.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Critics fear deep-sea mining will cause irreversible damage, smothering marine life in plumes of waste and disrupting oceanic migrations with the thrum of heavy machinery.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

A whistle sounds in the distance, and the ground rattles as the train comes into view, plumes of steam billowing out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Although such plumes can produce enormous amounts of magma, scientists have not fully understood how that magma affects an oceanic plate that already exists above it.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

A large cluster of fires affecting northwestern areas of Ontario are responsible for sending thick plumes of smoke and poor air quality across the region.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

She stitched the plumes to a paper-thin rabbit hide and fashioned a bird-like coat.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

A naming contest has been launched for the two eaglets born earlier this month to proud and plumed parents Jackie and Shadow, the widely followed bald eagle pair whose lives are streamed online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

On Wednesday, Beefeaters from the Tower of London and members of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in magnificent plumed helmets stood guard.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

Also, there’s a 1930 picture in which British actress Isla Bevan holds a large, fancily plumed bird.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2022

“It’s pretty simple,” says Cowan, whose spring 2022 collection featured baby blue sequined bandanna tops and plumed headpieces in, yes, neon pink.

From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022

A long gown and a plumed hat brushing both sides of the narrow stairs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Stepping out of the truck, Avery looked up and saw flames and smoke pluming into the night sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

Elizabeth Leddy, 28, from Poole said: "The amount of smoke pluming out was like no heath fire I've seen before."

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022

Crews arrived to find heavy fire and black smoke pluming from the single-level home.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021

As we’re now seeing again in other places, the skyline was pluming with smoke, and the National Guard drove in.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2020

Following the voice, I found my father standing in the street in a soggy sweater, breath pluming before him like muffler exhaust on a cold morning.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs