ablaze
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When images from the set of Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” first leaked, they set the internet ablaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A striking photo of homes ablaze under the headline "Houses burn and train derails on hottest day" dominates the front of the Times.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mountains of garbage line Havana’s streets, some set ablaze by residents protesting their living conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The governor of Siberia's Tyumen region said a local oil refinery had been set ablaze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
A spark could be enough to set them ablaze.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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