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conflagration

[kon-fluh-gray-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

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

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

At this point, experts say, even if a fire starts, the fuels aren’t dry enough to cause a massive conflagration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

In the Loop men and women gathered on rooftops and in the highest offices of the Rookery, the Masonic Temple, the Temperance Building, and every other high place to watch the distant conflagration.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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