Roman candles
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If you’re spending this Fourth of July holiday in the U.S. grilling or setting off Roman candles, we hope you have some time to take a break and read.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
Whether they're Roman candles or falling leaves, fireworks share the same underlying science.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2021
On our day of national pride, when celebratory words such as “freedom” and “liberty” are hurled about like Roman candles, it feels important to remain clear-eyed about our faults.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2017
Back inside the fireworks store, the fawn staggered on unsteady hooves among the aisles of Black Cat firecrackers, Excalibur artillery shells and Roman candles.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2016
At nightfall tribes in the Rocky Mountains entertained the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by applying torches to sap-dripping fir trees, which then exploded like Roman candles.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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