combustible
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On court, though, he is a far more combustible character who finally ran out of chances when he was disqualified from Monday's China Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The campaign is playing out against an unusually combustible mix of economic anxiety, war, immigration battles, corruption concerns and unease over rapidly expanding artificial intelligence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The fire started in the kitchen of a fourth floor flat and then spread rapidly on the outside of the building via combustible cladding.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
During a second-round match between two of tennis’ most combustible personalities, Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe, chair umpire Frank Hammond penalized and eventually defaulted Nastase for his behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Like charcoal? The combustible or the art supply?”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
That includes cleaning your gutters, removing any combustibles from around your house, making sure that embers can’t enter into your roof or your other cavities within your building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Different types of garbage - separated into combustibles, non-combustibles, and recyclables - are collected according to different schedules.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
"Our performance in U.S. combustibles has been disappointing," newly appointed Chief Executive Tadeu Marroco said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2023
Renaldo said workers were using blowtorches on the building’s exterior before the fire and that heat may have transferred through brick or mortar to the interior and ignited paper or other combustibles.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
We formed a ring around the base of the tree, and one by one deposited our combustibles at the trunk.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Vocabulary lists containing combustible
Automobiles
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The Great Fire
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