streaking
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Some of that algae has floated to the top and is streaking the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
But by the time they looked up a streaking figure had reached the door, opened it, slipped through, and the heavy front door banged.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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