plume
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One shows a drone hitting a warehouse in the Orenburg region, while another shows a large plume of smoke and flames rising from its warehouse in Dagestan.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Videos showed a fire and a large plume of smoke over the warehouse.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The entire area has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, prompting the partial evacuation of two villages close by.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Hot and unstable conditions will result in an enhanced risk of large vertical plume growth, increasing the risk of extreme fire behavior for interior areas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
There, at a charming table for two, with her only companion being the thin plume of steam that rose lazily from the teapot before her, sat Miss Charlotte Mortimer.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Unverified images on social media show large plumes of smoke and flames rising into the sky in daytime, with air raid sirens howling in the background.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Critics fear deep-sea mining will cause irreversible damage, smothering marine life in plumes of waste and disrupting oceanic migrations with the thrum of heavy machinery.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The whole film is hazy — literally — with plumes of mist rippling through soundstages so stripped of life they resemble the bones of a dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A whistle sounds in the distance, and the ground rattles as the train comes into view, plumes of steam billowing out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The palm fronds wave around their heads like ostrich plumes.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
A naming contest has been launched for the two eaglets born earlier this month to proud and plumed parents Jackie and Shadow, the widely followed bald eagle pair whose lives are streamed online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
People shed the cocoons of their regular lives and emerge plumed in feathers and sequins.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
The Queen takes part in an annual procession with members of the order at Windsor Castle, wearing velvet robes and plumed hats.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021
The prime duty of the all-male corps, with its colorful uniforms and plumed helmets, is to protect the pontiff.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2021
They stood gravely in their plumed helmets, spurred and armed.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Stepping out of the truck, Avery looked up and saw flames and smoke pluming into the night sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
Elizabeth Leddy, 28, from Poole said: "The amount of smoke pluming out was like no heath fire I've seen before."
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2022
Crews arrived to find heavy fire and black smoke pluming from the single-level home.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
As we’re now seeing again in other places, the skyline was pluming with smoke, and the National Guard drove in.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2020
They trudged on the packed-dirt road, breath pluming in front of them as they went.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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