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ember

[em-ber] / ˈɛm bər /
NOUN
piece of burned matter
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“For people I’ve talked to who lost their homes, fire front versus ember cast mean nothing other than there was fire in their community, in their neighborhood, burning down homes,” she said.

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

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

But I’ve heard no news of him being killed, so I nurse the tiny ember of hope the same way I nurture my rage.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

“Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia start as a tiny spark, sending embers to land on random, unsuspecting people,” Tan writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Our facilities and infrastructure for firefighting are very limited," he told AFP, standing on the smouldering embers of a peatland fire separated from a residential settlement by a narrow dirt road.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

As a child, Kusama experienced hallucinations of embers and flashing – later using her art as a vehicle for others to understand her vision of the world.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

As the night grows black and the last embers start to dull, “Her Private Hell” sends you off to bed wondering if it could all be true.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

One cold morning in mid-December, Richard and I are working with the embers that are all that is left of our cabin’s fire, trying to bring them to flame.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone


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