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That makes them extremely difficult to extinguish and exceptionally polluting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Fire crews were called to the scene the following morning and were able to extinguish the blaze.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

"But it will not extinguish the fire," warned Monschau fire chief Philipp Krueger, adding that strong south-westerly gusts forecast for Tuesday could fuel the blaze.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The BBC's Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson visited the market, known for selling items like books and posters, as firefighters worked to extinguish hot spots.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

“Did you extinguish all the candles before you left? Did you put out the fire in the fireplace?”

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

When they die, the step-up in basis extinguishes the prior capital gains liability forever, leaving only a tax on any gains for the heirs reaped starting from the date of their inheritance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024

And that sensibility extinguishes your ability to imagine anything else.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2024

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

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

Firefighters worked to tackle a blaze which broke out after the crash, and the flames had been extinguished by Monday evening.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

The fires burning through parts of France and Spain haven’t yet been extinguished, but the blame game is already heating up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Their voices extinguished night sounds, and darkness swallowed everything but these two people I loved, the overhead light a dim spotlight that disfigured their features into grimaces.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Firefighters were also seen extinguishing a fire in the tower.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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

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

Bitcoin dropped back below a key level early Monday, extinguishing hopes that last week’s mini-rebound would become a full-fledged comeback.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

As he did so, an unnatural darkness fell, extinguishing Voldemort’s lamp and Morfin’s candle, extinguishing everything...

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling