thunderbolt
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Cameroon also fell behind, against Mozambique in Agadir, but a thunderbolt from Christian Kofane delivered a 2-1 victory.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
While sticking Cillo into a varsity game would attract a thunderbolt of attention, Clark has been waiting for an appropriate moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
The same familiar blue and gold thunderbolt greeted Mike Williams as he drove through the welcoming Southern California streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
The Reds continue to press and Adam Phillips has another thunderbolt blocked in the area before Nicky Cadden's looping cross has to be tipped over the bar by Nathan Baxter.
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
In his hand, he held the weapon Vajra, the thunderbolt.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
At the time, Nasa described pyrocumulonimbus as "the fire-breathing dragon of clouds, external" as they funnelled a smoke-like chimney into the earth's atmosphere while hurling thunderbolts, wind and rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
James Baldwin wrote thunderbolts of truth about American racism that changed the way people have understood and debated the issue since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Some of them resemble branching snowflakes, thunderbolts or neurons, whispering the unique expression of the artist's vision.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2024
"I think Diana ... will be hurling thunderbolts on coronation day, that's for sure," royal author Tina Brown told Reuters.
From Reuters ● May 6, 2023
Slowly Father raised one arm above his head like one of those gods they had in Roman times, fixing to send down the thunderbolts and the lightning.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
