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
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
They designed it with the Orange County Fire Authority to be ready for an ember storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
Next comes Master Houlgrave, then Master Frith, then Nathaniel, who has become a soldier, asking for an ember for the soldiers’ cabin.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Francisco Martín, the government delegate in Madrid, warned those numbers could rise as "embers are flying for miles and the fire is jumping great distances".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
The dying embers of earnings season also kept investors busy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Communications between firefighters and state officials showed that protecting endangered plant species from firefighting equipment took priority over ensuring the embers were fully extinguished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Nali used a metal poker to scooch bright embers underneath the kettle, rustling up embers that floated like fireflies.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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