firecracker
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According to the researchers, these chemical changes could interfere with microbial communities and aquatic ecosystems, particularly if large amounts of firecracker litter are repeatedly washed into rivers and lakes after festivals or celebrations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
To my surprise not one skyrocket, bottle rocket or firecracker was missing.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
"Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," read the caption, signed off with a firecracker emoji, under photos of Travis proposing in a garden in Missouri.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
That's when a gray squirrel leaps out of the trash like a firecracker on the Fourth of July.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Spent firecrackers scatter residue that contains partially burned fuel, metal salts, additives, and pieces of charred packaging.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
Beer was showered over the crowd, firecrackers set off and Mexican flags waved high in the sky against the setting sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Wearing helmets and ponchos, the protesters, many of whom waved rainbow-colored Indigenous flags, marched toward the city center to the din of firecrackers.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Rapid-response teams—made up of locals riding motorcycles and armed with firecrackers and devices that spray chili-pepper irritants—try to steer wandering elephants back into protected areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
"Mines" were placed to set off firecrackers or trigger tear gas.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
