firecrackers
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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
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
I was hurt and would not go out to play with the neighborhood children who were blowing horns and shooting firecrackers.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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