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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

The dark buildings below were filled with phantom flickers of light, echoes of the sparkler burned into her eyes.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Initial findings from an investigation suggest the fire began as sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited soundproof foam that lined the ceiling of the bar's basement.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Public prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to the bar basement ceiling, igniting the sound insulation foam.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 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