ember
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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
‘We could have used a hundred fire engines by then. You already had ember casts reaching blocks ahead of the fire.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
‘Our initial crews were able to do a lot of protecting of structures, but that’s where the ember casts come into play.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
But I cannot help but feel an ember of hope burning within me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
The wind could change the direction and speed of a fire, he added, while burning embers could be carried ahead of the main flames and set fire to new areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is an ideal fuel for buried embers, which can lie dormant until favourable conditions, such as wind and dry weather, allow them to reignite in broad daylight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 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
Firefighters quickly put out the Lachman fire, but investigators testified at trial in June that embers continued to smolder underground, reigniting on Jan. 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
They’d been brown like his, but...they’d held something within them, a glow like two embers cooling in a hearth.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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