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On 21 October 1966, as a primary school and surrounding homes in Aberfan were engulfed by slurry from a collapsed coal tip, a dinner lady was collecting money from pupils.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The incident saw a junior school and surrounding houses in the village engulfed in coal slurry after a colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Black lung, that scourge of coal miners, had been identified in the mid-19th century but its cause, the inhalation of coal dust, did not come under federal oversight until 1969.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

That means less natural gas, oil and coal, and more solar and wind projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Soon enough, it was time for bed and Ophie’s questions were still a hot coal, burning quietly in her brain.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Go to Leña, a new Spanish-inspired steakhouse at Maxx Royal, where the lamb chops are cooked over open coals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

And he really dragged them over the coals for a long time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Before, his customers were primarily pizzerias or grilled-meat restaurants, who cook over coals; now they are families.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

Why do you rake yourself over the coals for every last cent you have spent, and second-guess every move?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025

In the evening she harvested small birds, which she gutted, wrapped in clay, and baked in coals.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer