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ember

[em-ber] / ˈɛm bər /
NOUN
piece of burned matter
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The ember cast transformed what started as a wildfire into a full-blown urban conflagration.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 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

They designed it with the Orange County Fire Authority to be ready for an ember storm.

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




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