fireballs

noun

plural of fireball
as in pistols
a very energetic person what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm

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Recent Examples of fireballs The Alpha Capricornids are famous for their slow, bright, colorful fireballs. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026 Though the maximum rate is only about four per hour, the stream does provide slow-moving flaring fireballs, and a careful observer may be nicely rewarded for the time spent. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2026 Active from July 17 through August 24, the Perseids are renowned for producing bright, fast-moving meteors and spectacular fireballs as Earth passes through debris left behind in the inner solar system by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 While the shower typically produces only about five meteors per hour, it’s known for bright fireballs that can stand out in the night sky. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Videos circulating on social media showed drones repeatedly striking the facility, sending large fireballs upward - and expletives tumbling out of many a Russian mouth. — Charles Maynes, NPR, 18 June 2026 From March 8-11, observers in Northern Europe witnessed large, slow-moving fireballs in their skies. — Shawn Laatsch, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
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pistols
Noun
  • In 2018, a Canadian man pleaded guilty to smuggling guns into Canada via the library by collecting bags of pistols stashed inside the bathroom by his American partners.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • According to a criminal complaint, police recovered two semiautomatic pistols and a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle from Foster’s home.
    — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of pistols

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