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The strong currents and poor weather were a challenge to those working to extinguish it, the coastguard said.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

"With the limitations we have, we try as hard as we can to extinguish the fires and also to reduce the smoke."

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

That makes them extremely difficult to extinguish and exceptionally polluting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Fire officials said nearly 200 firefighters were working to extinguish the flames on the island of Salamina and keep them from converging, Greek media report.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Peter tried to extinguish the last sight he’d had of his fox.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Today, I bring your attention to the Colorado Supreme Court, which this month reaffirmed an inexplicable quirk of its excessive sentencing jurisprudence that preemptively extinguishes constitutional rights for entire categories of people.

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025

Navy in the 1960s, the foams form an aqueous film around burning gasoline and other flammable liquids, which quickly deprives the fire of oxygen and extinguishes it.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024

Cheap, whose driving desire to prove himself completely extinguishes his common sense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

“Violence extinguishes hope for a just solution to the problems,” the pontiff said.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2023

Masjid throws me a glance of surprise in the rearview mirror, and I catch a faint glimmer of a smile that he quickly extinguishes.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

With the fire not yet extinguished, rescuers have been unable to search the vessel, Cayabyab said, adding that some people may still be trapped inside.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Heathrow apologised for any disruption and said the fire was extinguished quickly.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Since the fire was extinguished, Lineage has been tasked with removing roughly 88 million pounds of spoiled and decomposing food, along with fire and demolition debris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The blaze aboard the tanker was extinguished within two hours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

A parasite of humans that extinguished us altogether, you see, would quickly be laid to rest in human graves.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Favourable conditions including low wind and rainfall on Saturday meant emergency responders were able to make "marked improvements" in extinguishing large sections of the six square kilometre area affected.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Trump administration officials affirmed Cole Allen shot a Secret Service officer, extinguishing doubt about the source of the gunfire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

“Basically we’re just out there extinguishing hot spots, making sure that the fire is secure before we’re able to call it 100% and walk away from it,” Cal Fire spokesperson Alison Wilkins said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

"Emergency services rushed to the scene and found the vehicle completely engulfed in flames. Firefighters carried out rescue and extinguishing operations. A security perimeter was set up," a police statement said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

He watched unseen from the stairwell as his uncle moved from room to room, extinguishing the candles and the fires.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick