sparkler
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A brilliant field of red, white, and blue stars sparkles across a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, resembling a sparkler glowing against the night sky.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Or can we light a sparkler and genuinely enjoy a rare moment of earned self-congratulation this weekend?
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
My dentist from a decade ago came through with a picture of a cupcake decked in a sparkler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Mobile phone footage shows a sparkler tied to a champagne bottle apparently starting the fire as it brushes the ceiling.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
I struck a match, and she held the tip of her sparkler into the heart of the little flame.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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About 13,000 people were injured by fireworks last year and an estimated 1,300 emergency room treated injuries involved sparklers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Initial findings from the investigation suggest the fire at Le Constellation bar began as sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited soundproof foam that lined the ceiling of the bar's basement, which was packed with people.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Befitting the name, the drink arrives in a frozen pineapple crowned with sparklers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Prosecutors believe the fire started when revellers raised champagne bottles with sparklers attached close to sound insulation foam on the ceiling of the bar's basement level.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
After, we all eat snacks and set off firecrackers in the yard, and the twins run around in the dark with the sparklers Simón brought for them.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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