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conflagration

[kon-fluh-grey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn fləˈgreɪ ʃən /


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And they engaged knowing that, if they failed, there was the option to keep fighting – whatever the spiralling pain for their own people and a world reeling from the cost of this conflagration.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Political scientist Yuttaporn Issarachai said that the Thai government's primary agenda has shifted towards daunting external challenges, including the economic fallout of the Middle East conflagration.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The targeting of Turkey marks the crossing of another line in the rapidly expanding conflagration; Iran until Wednesday had refrained from attacking its neighbor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A Middle East with greatly reduced chances of a widespread conflagration could generate a massive peace dividend for the region.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

They went on board a riverboat, the wooden wheel of which had a sound of conflagration, and whose rusted metal plates reverberated like the mouth of an oven.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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