ablaze
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Friday’s broadcast ended with a literal bang, with Colbert, Daniels and White taking hammers to the talk show set and setting it ablaze.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The nationwide unrest in September saw the parliament and government offices set ablaze and led to Oli's ouster.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
One of the ships, a foreign tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil, was ablaze in Iraqi waters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Also, CNN reported that 38 crew members were rescued after a suspected Iranian attack set two foreign tankers ablaze in Iraqi territorial waters, citing the head of Iraq’s ports company.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
Her hand came ablaze, and among the flickering shadows I saw it, lurking among the troughs.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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