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ablaze

[uh-bleyz] / əˈbleɪz /




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Dunn said neighbours knew the woman next door to the property ablaze lived alone.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Navy—and at one of America’s allies, the United Arab Emirates, where an oil transit hub was set ablaze.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Nothing is ablaze, of course, but a woman from the sheriff’s department is outside, monitoring this early departure, asking questions of Martin that we can’t hear, yet not stopping his wish to drive off quickly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

She looked at him and saw his green wildcat eyes ablaze with her own excitement She felt dizzy, as if the whole world were turning beneath her.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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