campfire
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Hope was briefly sparked after a night-flying plane reported a person stoking a large campfire at Davis Lake below Mount Morgan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
On the opening “The Outlaw Cherie Lee,” as if sitting around a campfire, actor Jamie Foxx introduces the mythical story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
On the Isle of Wight, campfire remains where discovered at the site a fire which burned the equivalent size of almost 13 football pitches and lasted almost five days.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
We could see where he had made a campfire, carefully surrounding it with stones and clearing away the brush so he would not set the woods afire.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Maine’s camp culture combines rustic canoe trips and campfires with a polished social ecosystem that brings convoys of black SUVs to the state every summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The Cairngorms National Park Authority has urged people not to light campfires and barbecues.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
As of this spring, the risk is “very high,” down from “extreme,” which means burning campfires in established fire pits and using most backpacking stoves is allowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
In Northern California, fire-evacuation “go bags” are normal, campfires are essentially a thing of the past, and even people living outside take fire risks seriously.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024
The stars give a smaller light than campfires.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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