streaking
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Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
One 2022 clip, taken in an undisclosed location in the Middle East, captures an oval-shaped object streaking left to right, which an accompanying report flagged as a "possible missile".
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
ET on Wednesday, leaving plumes streaking across the sky as its boosters and engines fired away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
But Nix rolled right, and threw across his body to an uncovered Sutton streaking down the field for a touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2025
As they drew closer, the ash resolved into cracks and crevasses, streaking down an otherwise blank, white mountain.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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