mushroom

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On May 28, a fiery mushroom cloud enveloped Cape Canaveral as New Glenn’s engine malfunctioned during a pre-flight test, blowing up the rocket, launch pad and other nearby infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Brown and mushroom gravy packets occupy a similar corner of my pantry.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Footage shows the towering rocket erupt in an inferno, followed by a mushroom cloud of smoke as bystanders gathered to watch the launch gasp "Oh no!" and "Oh my God!"

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

An exceptionally wet December helped usher in what’s believed to be the state’s largest and deadliest outbreak of mushroom poisonings on record, with cases concentrated in Northern and Central California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Wildflowers grew in the fallen houses; where the corpses of goblin families had fallen, there were mushroom clumps.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin