volcanic
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The trial also showed Musk’s volcanic temper and mercurial side.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The woman - who has not been publicly named - was currently isolating on Pitcairn, the only inhabited of the four volcanic islands of the British Overseas Territory.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
These microscopic pieces of volcanic glass are invisible to the naked eye, making them extremely difficult to find.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
This “cone of silence,” which has since been noted in other volcanic eruptions, meant that anyone close to the mountain didn’t hear the blast.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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