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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But other fireballs and meteorites were to come to the attention of geologists and chemists.
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One was reported to have fallen in Fortune Bay, where another bright fireball had fallen the previous month.
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Some of the gases from the explosion and fireball may reach escape velocity.
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The fireball destroyed a prefabricated office building before setting a four-storey office block ablaze.
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The fireball has become an ember.
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The fireball is visible for about half a minute before the object exits from the atmosphere with its original speed virtually undiminished.
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We ran to the window and saw this huge fireball heading towards us and growing bigger and bigger.