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firework

[fahyuhr-wurk] / ˈfaɪərˌwɜrk /


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Next best thing: Get your semiquincentennial firework fix for free at Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of that city’s massive celebrations, which also include a bevy of free concerts and parades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In the mountains surrounding the city, more than 400 firework manufacturers occupy strictly regulated factories, where workshops are topped with lightning rods.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Indie rock band Wet Leg are set to headline the concert in Princes Street Gardens on 31 December, followed by the traditional firework display.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Kobi Farkash, an Israeli tourist, said he was waiting for the lighting of the menorah for the first night of Hanukkah when he heard a sound that he thought was a firework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

After a few moments the metal changed again, and the surface became shiny and glistening, and sparks just like those from a firework sprayed up from it.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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