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conflagration

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


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As of Friday afternoon that conflagration was at 147 acres and 17 percent contained, according to the state's Cal Fire agency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

The conflagration caused the building’s roof to collapse and escalated to a six-alarm fire, requiring the response of around 175 firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Blankfein said he was concerned that the lack of a recent financial market shakeout made the dangers of another conflagration all the greater.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

When this boy, son of the captive Princess of Corniculum, awoke, the flames evaporated, leaving him unscarred; some years later, as this prodigious conflagration foretold, he was crowned King of Rome.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson


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