bolt
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December 28: Boeing urges airlines to undertake inspections after an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Whether the form has legs, wheels or a tower, it still needs actuators, sensors, edge compute, safety systems and someone to bolt it into a line.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Brazil's Vinicius Jr fires home a "lightning bolt" of a strike to level up the scores in against Morocco in their Group C match in the 2026 World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026
“Except for the fact that he had a jeweler melt down his gold wedding band and turn it into a lightning bolt earring.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
The small nocturnal arachnid has been nicknamed the ballista spider after the ancient Roman siege weapon that launched bolts and stones using stored tension.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Special bolts to separate items with different heat requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“If you don’t know the ins and outs and nuts and bolts inside City Hall, how are you going to be mayor?” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
A nuts and bolts player, who has had a breakthrough.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
“So six bolts of silk at twice the price, plus the tariff, but minus my bargain to you as a Zoroastrian would be one hundred forty-seven drachms.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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