billow
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The region's oil export terminals have been hit several times in recent weeks, triggering massive fires that billow plumes of toxic black smoke into the atmosphere.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
At around 9:45 a.m. local time, people across Tehran were watching smoke billow from the leader’s compound.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in northern New Jersey, and watched the smoke billow from the World Trade Center.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025
“I am crossing my fingers, we are OK for now,” said Pavelka as he watched smoke billow over the Santa Ana Mountains near the spot where he has lived for 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
Salim thinks of the desert then: red sands blow a dust-storm through his thoughts, and the scarlet silks of the tents that surrounded the lost city of Ubar flap and billow through his mind.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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