firework
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Residents were told to avoid the area and events, including a local firework display due to take place on Friday, were cancelled.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
While in the north, a headteacher at Degrugillier high school, in the village of Auchel, was injured in the ear by a wayward firework.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The former reality TV star capped the evening with flyovers by military jets followed by a world record firework display featuring 850,000 rockets in 40 minutes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
He could turn Real back into a juggernaut, or it could all blow up in a firework of recrimination and newspaper headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
He was irritated and jumpy, like a firework throwing off sparks.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Millions celebrate the annual festival of lights with fireworks in one of the world's most polluted capitals, worsening winter smog fuelled by vehicle emissions, farm fires and industry.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Toxic air in parts of India's capital New Delhi soared to more than 58 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit Monday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali, air monitor data showed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Then, holding up the shattered top to the crowd below, he stepped backwards and inadvertently put the side of his head into the sparkles blowing up from the fireworks on the front of the platform.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Emergency services have long recommended organised displays as the safest and often most impressive way of enjoying fireworks.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
As the night went on, the crackle and spit of exploding fireworks increased.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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