flamethrower
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The fall of Brendan Rodgers, and Dermot Desmond's startling evisceration of a celebrated manager, could only be rivalled if Celtic's major shareholder suddenly takes a flamethrower to his relationship with O'Neill.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
They gave him a comically huge glove—and it appears to have transformed Sasaki into the untouchable flamethrower he was always supposed to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"At that time, I was behaving a little bit like this flamethrower," she explained.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Performance highlights include Van Tass showcasing her mental magic while submerged in 2,000 liters of water, using a flamethrower and even being suspended in the air, à la Cirque du Soleil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
Naomi cut me dead with a flamethrower glare.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
Racking up buckets of saves sent Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame and turned flamethrowers like Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams and Eric “Game Over” Gagne into cult figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
The film contains more than 1,000 digital fire FX shots, ranging from flaming arrows and flamethrowers to massive explosions and fire tornadoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
His Boring Company, a tunnelling firm last valued at $5.7 billion, sold flamethrowers at $500 apiece in early 2018, raising $10 million.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2022
Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
