ablaze
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Ladybank Waste Facility in Fife was ablaze for a significant period of time in May following what crews described as a "deep-seated blaze".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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 governor of Siberia's Tyumen region said a local oil refinery had been set ablaze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Canada and Minnesota are ablaze in the scorching, dry heat.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
For a split second Wormtail gazed into the apparently empty cellar, ablaze with light from the three miniature suns floating in midair.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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