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While most commercial jets are equipped with fire suppression systems in the hold, those are primarily designed to slow a blaze, not extinguish it entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Firefighters have said it could take days to extinguish a large fire on moorland in Greater Manchester, which broke out on Saturday.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Health authorities have reported a surge in respiratory illnesses due to air pollution, and firefighters have dispatched helicopters, water tankers, bulldozers and drones to extinguish the inferno.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

But it more immediately coincided with the city’s fight to extinguish the blaze at the Boyle Heights cold storage facility, which has spread smoke across the region over the last week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Was she just going to extinguish it all because of timing?

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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

“We can eradicate this insidious disease that decimates communities and extinguishes lives far too soon.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

He extinguishes the last of the lights before ascending several flights to check on Chandresh.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

While most cabin fires are quickly extinguished, overheating incidents are now frequently disrupting flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Firefighters were still battling the blaze in the Moscow region's Elektrostal, while the regional authorities in Tambov said the fire there had been extinguished.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

The blaze was being extinguished, the emergency management ministry said, demanding "all-out" efforts to put it out, search for trapped survivors and treat the injured.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

And any sense of a prolonged fight was extinguished in the fourth over of the day, when Emilio Gay departed and, crucially, Joe Root was run out by an extraordinary direct hit from Henry Nicholls.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

His eyes had a dull sheen—like his spirit was being slowly extinguished.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Firefighters were also seen extinguishing a fire in the tower.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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," the police statement said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

Its title suggests the regime is moving toward national reconciliation by extinguishing the spurious records it created of crimes it claims its opponents committed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

But it remains unclear whether those procedures in any way restricted firefighters from fully extinguishing the Lachman fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025

He touches the button on my wrist again, extinguishing my light.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins