plume
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What showed up when those compounds were represented with colors on a plume map and compared with dozens of control-point samples of nearby soil indicated the presence of a decaying body, according to Eckenrode.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
In the distance, a plume of smoke rose, likely dead trees burning, though it was hard to see from so far.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Footage of the aftermath shows the entire side of the building blackened with soot with a plume of smoke rising into the air.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The impact sent a roughly 100-foot plume of water into the air as it broke the ship’s hull.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Before Bertha could evade him, he reached over the fence and plucked a plume from her tail, which made her hiss mightily.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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