pyrotechnics

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A county Building Services Department official received a tip that the property was being used by two pyrotechnics businesses in June 2022, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

For 35 years, Mr. Self has continued in a similar vein, dazzling and sometimes wearying his readers with his madcap plots and lexical pyrotechnics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

That can involve confrontation, but more commonly it plays out through choreographed displays - bigger banners, louder drums, more ambitious pyrotechnics than rival groups.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

You can sit back and watch the pyrotechnics, or you can exploit the chaos, ideally with a position that limits losses and tilts toward outsize gains.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

I've seen more elaborate pyrotechnics at the grand openings of grocery stores, but the audience was kind and everyone made an effort to pretend that the display was magnificent.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris