firecracker
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"Anna is a firecracker - sharp, loyal, and carrying more hurt than she lets on," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
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
And for the next three years he was friends with that firecracker, until they started dating around Christmas of their senior year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
“And James lit a firecracker instead of a stink bomb. Like, a big, pink, bursting-in-the-sky firecracker.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
The Supreme Court this month allowed the limited use of so-called "green" firecrackers, designed to produce fewer emissions, during Diwali.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
The second day, known as Chhoti Diwali, or small Diwali, is marked by the lighting of oil lamps and, in some households, setting off firecrackers.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Then he goes outside after midnight — as firecrackers are going off and rain is drizzling — to jump rope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Spent firecrackers scatter residue that contains partially burned fuel, metal salts, additives, and pieces of charred packaging.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
We walked past knots of people getting ready to set off firecrackers.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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