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ember

[em-ber] / ˈɛm bər /
NOUN
piece of burned matter
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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

The other factor, ember intrusion, is when embers enter a home through an opening and ignite it from within.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

All the homes on the outer edge of the community are built to a standard with a real fixation on being a line of defense for ember storms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

She was so beautiful in the firelight, glowing like an ember, and he thought he said it out loud, beautiful, beautiful, but he couldn’t be sure.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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