blaze
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More than 900 firefighters were tackling the blaze, using fire engines, helicopters and bulldozers, in an effort to clear the tinder-dry brush.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The fire hadn’t reached the city proper, but the county sheriff said the blaze was moving into more urban areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The blaze comes just 24 hours after police confirmed they were investigating a car crash into a house in the suburb of Eaglesham, south of Glasgow.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Firefighters continue a battle against the blaze that includes use of helicopter water drops and retardant, Cal Fire said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
I see the blaze of fire coming out its end.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Astonishingly vivid images blazed forth onto the theater’s giant screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fiery torches blazed outside the riverside theater, welcoming a combination of well-dressed invitees and lucky ticket-bearing fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
That was when Chris Gayle, the charismatic West Indies opener who blazed a trail in the shortest format, played his last professional game, setting a mark of 14,562 runs in T20 cricket.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Some 180 wildfires blazed across Ontario this week amid a heat wave and lightning storms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Once again I willed the sand to come to life above the circular door, and I barely had to pull the figure of Anansi into existence before the grooves in the floor blazed to life.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Julie Jones, who was also at the coffee morning, said it was too soon to judge ap Iorwerth, but that "he came in all guns blazing".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
He charged into life with both guns blazing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
India regularly experiences the type of blazing weather the U.S. has faced this summer, and 10 of its warmest years on record occurred in the past 15 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Brigit's quilt square of his portrait and the conjure emblem blazing on his chest.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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