firecracker
Americannoun
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firecrackers
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Origin of firecracker
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According to the researchers, these chemical changes could interfere with microbial communities and aquatic ecosystems, particularly if large amounts of firecracker litter are repeatedly washed into rivers and lakes after festivals or celebrations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Where McCann is a firecracker, Ava Dash is a total snooze, the kind of monotone, self-obsessed personality that gives Gen Z a bad name.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
But I still get chills from the Freeman moment, still remember the bursting firecracker sound of the hit, still remember his memorable waving of the bat in the air like a wand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
Then, because business was tapering off, he had time to give me a demonstration of how to make the shine rag pop like a firecracker.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Spent firecrackers scatter residue that contains partially burned fuel, metal salts, additives, and pieces of charred packaging.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
Wearing helmets and ponchos, the protesters, many of whom waved rainbow-colored Indigenous flags, marched toward the city center to the din of firecrackers.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Some firecrackers were set off near the sidewalk but away from the building entrance, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
It’s as if one of the firecrackers that have been going off all day long has suddenly fallen in the center of the group.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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