ablaze
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When images from the set of Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” first leaked, they set the internet ablaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mountains of garbage line Havana’s streets, some set ablaze by residents protesting their living conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"The settlers' attack took place in full view of the Israeli army," Palestinian activist Osama Makhamra told AFP, noting that an Israeli military watchtower stands close to the mosque that was set ablaze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
A devastating wildfire that has been ablaze for three days in the Cairngorms is still "burning hard", residents have warned.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
But there was something about that city, with its white marble and black asphalt, crusted with history, ablaze in traffic lights, that showed me I could admire the past without being silenced by it.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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