ember
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He stayed in his truck outside the affordable senior complex, trying to keep an eye on things: warding off looters, putting out ember flare-ups, responding to flooding when the building’s sprinklers finally burst back on.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 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
“We were constantly trying to fight fires, trying to get the embers, trying to control the ember cast and moving on, and continuously moving on and on.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
He reached out and flicked the ember straight back into the fire on his first try, no problem, then carried on like saving my ass was nothing, nothing at all.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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