ember
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He stayed in his truck outside the affordable senior complex, trying to keep an eye on things: warding off looters, putting out ember flare-ups, responding to flooding when the building’s sprinklers finally burst back on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Shawn Tyrie, a partner with McChrystal Group, acknowledged Tuesday that the satellite images they used don’t provide a “definitive picture,” particularly in cases with extreme wind, ember cast and smoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
India Today magazine called the film a "dead ember".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Some residents in Rainham believe an ember from the fires on Arnolds Field might have started that blaze.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
‘You are an ember in the ashes, Elias Veturius. You will spark and burn, ravage and destroy. You cannot change it. You cannot stop it.”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
These are caused by the final, violent deaths of giant stars and by the collisions of the embers they leave behind.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
He said residents should pour water on loose embers if close to their properties and "don't hesitate to call 999" if they catch something alight.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
The dying embers of earnings season also kept investors busy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
After firefighters extinguished the Jan. 1 blaze, torrential winds reignited the embers a week later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
As soon as anyone sees smoke coming from our cabin, they come for embers, because they all let their fires go completely out during the night.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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