flamethrower
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They gave him a comically huge glove—and it appears to have transformed Sasaki into the untouchable flamethrower he was always supposed to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Luke Kennard, a flamethrower who scored 50 points in the first two games, has scored just eight in the last two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
"At that time, I was behaving a little bit like this flamethrower," she explained.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Scythe Goddard decided it was a day for samurai swords, although Chomsky refused to part with his flamethrower.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Relievers used to be pitchers who weren’t good enough to be starters; now they are flamethrowers in shorter stints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Calculating velocity wasn’t precise until about 20 years ago, making it difficult to compare Joyce and Chapman to legendary flamethrowers such as Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan, who avoided injury while amassing staggering numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
Musk's Boring Co sold flamethrowers and hats to raise funds for its Hyperloop transportation project.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2022
Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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