campfire
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There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of these Silicon Valley campfire stories.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 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
“It’s like starting a campfire with wet wood versus dry wood,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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
They were smoky smelling, not like cigarette smoke but the deeper smoke of a campfire that goes into clothes and stays there after the fire’s out.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
He urged people not to light disposable barbecues or campfires in green spaces, avoid dropping lit cigarettes and take litter home.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
A lightning strike, downed power lines, improperly extinguished campfires and other events can spark wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
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
Small campfires had been lighted, and breakfast was being prepared.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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