Firework [noun]

On Friday, July 4, 1788—a dozen years since the Declaration of Independence—the city celebrated the narrow ratification of the Constitution with parades, fireworks, and speeches.

The inside story of how Patrick Mahomes landed with the ChiefsThose fireworks could prove to be prologue.

When the House of Delegates opened both of those topics to preliminary debate on Thursday, though, death — not drugs — was the topic that provoked all the partisan fireworks.

I was expecting similar fireworks on Saturday morning when I stopped in for a hair cut.

Transporting fireworks to the National Mall is difficult even in ordinary circumstances.

At times, confrontations with police escalated as protesters threw rocks and water bottles or shot fireworks at the police line.

Celebrate with flame-free and pet-approved fireworksSetting off fireworks at home can be dangerous and even illegal.

Merriweather Post Pavilion is hosting a Symphony of Lights for New Year’s Eve, followed by fireworks at midnight.

They painted the celestial fireworks—which likely outshone Venus—on the sheltered face of an overhanging cliff.

I oversaw the Wall Street Journal’s coverage of the Microsoft antitrust case in the 1990s and can vouch for the fireworks that result when so much money and corporate power is at stake.