as in pistol
a very energetic person
what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
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Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower
Ever see a star explode?
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
The once-in-a-lifetime comet will come within about 44 million miles (nearly 71 million kilometers) of our planet on Saturday and appear as a bright fireball with a long, extended tail.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
The comet will look like a bright fireball with a long, extended tail, said Bill Cooke, lead of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, KABC-TV reported.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
The towering fireball resulting from the impact seems to confirm that estimate.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
The once-in-a-lifetime comet will come within about 44 million miles (nearly 71 million kilometers) of our planet on Saturday and appear as a bright fireball with a long, extended tail.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
The comet will look like a bright fireball with a long, extended tail, said Bill Cooke, lead of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, KABC-TV reported.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
The towering fireball resulting from the impact seems to confirm that estimate.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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