sparklers

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Befitting the name, the drink arrives in a frozen pineapple crowned with sparklers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Prosecutors believe that sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited the acoustic insulation foam on the ceiling.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The fire is believed to have been started by sparklers in champagne bottles raised too close to the ceiling during celebrations.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Initial findings suggest that the fire was caused by sparklers coming into contact with soundproofing foam installed on the ceiling of the establishment's basement.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

A group of tourists wandered along the streets, their cameras poised, their glittering eyeglasses shining like sparklers.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole