plume
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Spaceflight news and tracking site NSF captured video of the incident, showing how the rocket went up in a plume of flame while standing on a company’s launchpad.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Covey said crews were preparing for a chemical spill, which he described as a "best-case scenario" and far preferable to an explosion and toxic plume.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
The evacuation is large in part due to the potential of a plume of toxic vapors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Using satellite observations, scientists detected unusually high levels of formaldehyde inside the enormous volcanic plume created by the eruption.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
On the podium, a plume of gray smoke rose out of the side of the broken, useless Stormbreaker.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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The Sea of Monsters
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