booster

By the 1920s and ‘30s, L.A. wells were supplying more than a quarter of the world’s oil appetite. The Uplifters booster club sang its official drinking song: “Yes, it’s oil oil oil/that makes L.A. boil!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The trick with thrusters was evocative of what SpaceX has now been doing for years with booster rockets cruising back to earth, touching down in landing pads or being snared by launch towers.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

I urge all who are eligible to come forward for their flu jab, their COVID-19 booster and their RSV vaccine.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The huge first-stage booster, called "Super Heavy," will fall shortly after launch into waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Connor opens the door across from me, and is about to climb into his booster seat, but Mom stops him.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

After a lifetime of high-level jobs, Kelly was burned out on dealing with boosters and round-the-clock recruiting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Looking up from the ground floor gives you a true sense of the scale of the behemoth orbiter, boosters and tank, which shoot up like skyscrapers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby, now one of Starlink’s biggest boosters, also faced Musk’s ire before becoming a customer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The bill was supported by the California News Publishers Assn., of which the Los Angeles Times is a member and a wide range of other community news boosters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The boosters kick in and the ship catapults into hyperspace.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera