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billow

[bil-oh] / ˈbɪl oʊ /




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At around 9:45 a.m. local time, people across Tehran were watching smoke billow from the leader’s compound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in northern New Jersey, and watched the smoke billow from the World Trade Center.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

Smoke is continuing to billow from the Solong, but Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said both ships were expected to remain afloat.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

When the winds got especially fierce, like they did last week, smoke would billow back down the chimney and fill the living room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

Why, now, blow wind, swell billow and swim bark!

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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