sparklers

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Outside of major cities, rural communities still light sparklers and screeching "missile" fireworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which falls next week.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Befitting the name, the drink arrives in a frozen pineapple crowned with sparklers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Initial findings from the investigation into the blaze suggest that it was caused by sparklers igniting soundproof foaming that lined the ceiling.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The blaze at Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana is believed to have started when sparklers attached to champagne bottles set light to sound-insulating foam padding on the ceiling.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

So we each get A fistful of sparklers, Firecrackers, A paper log cabin That smokes and fizzes, Rockets that shower sparks About the height Of the clothesline.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto