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billow

[bil-oh] / ˈbɪl oʊ /




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Thick clouds of red dust billow skyward as earthmovers cut roads through the Abujhmad hills of India's central Chhattisgarh state, the last holdout of a nearly 60-year insurgency that has cost 12,000 lives.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

At around 9:45 a.m. local time, people across Tehran were watching smoke billow from the leader’s compound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in northern New Jersey, and watched the smoke billow from the World Trade Center.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

“I am crossing my fingers, we are OK for now,” said Pavelka as he watched smoke billow over the Santa Ana Mountains near the spot where he has lived for 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

I rip open my long-sleeved shirt and let it billow out behind me as thoughts zip through my head.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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