plume
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Residents rushed to shelters clutching bags and blankets, AFP journalists observed, as a large plume of smoke emanated from Kyiv's city centre.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Spaceflight news and tracking site NSF captured video of the incident, showing how the rocket went up in a plume of flame while standing on a company’s launchpad.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Using satellite observations, scientists detected unusually high levels of formaldehyde inside the enormous volcanic plume created by the eruption.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
What showed up when those compounds were represented with colors on a plume map and compared with dozens of control-point samples of nearby soil indicated the presence of a decaying body, according to Eckenrode.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
A plume of bright-green gas billowed across the top of the monstrous horde like the spray from a poison riot hose.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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