barbecue
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Consuming a few hundred acres, the fire in the Hürtgen Forest, western Germany, was a mere barbecue compared with the conflagrations that have recently threatened Mediterranean tourist spots and burned swaths of Canadian forest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It also featured Moroccan sinks, a pool and spa, a stone fire pit, and a barbecue area.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The i Paper also leads on the barbecue ban "to stop new UK wildfires".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Describing Britain as "a tinderbox" with 37 blazes nationwide on Friday, the prime minister warned against lighting fires outdoors, as the government introduced a ban on selling disposable barbecue equipment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
We would take it home, skin it, and fry or barbecue that meat.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Hume said she was "really pleased" that Andy Burnham had announced a temporary ban on disposable barbecues and that an emergency alert was sent to people's phones warning of a "very high risk of wildfires".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
On Friday evening the UK's mobile phone alert system was used to warn people not to light anything which could spark a wildfire, including barbecues and garden incinerators.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The second-year running back has made it a priority to get close with linemen by talking more and going to their barbecues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Andy Burnham has said the government is considering a ban on disposable barbecues amid increased wildfire risk driven by this summer's droughts.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Adults cook dinner over bowl-shaped barbecues or chat with neighbors across their low fences.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
So we barbecued some hot dogs and just hung out in one of the guys’ backyard with a couple of guitars on a picnic bench ... and we wrote “Lay Me Down.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025
One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
The shoot takes place in a festive, picnic atmosphere of barbecued chicken, water ice and frolicking children.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
"I can combine barbecuing with my previous work experience, which will be an advantage for me," Xu said after attending a class on editing videos for Douyin -- China's version of TikTok.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“And my other favorite time is sunset in the upper bedroom or downstairs barbecuing something outdoors. The views really are spectacular.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
In recent days, videos have circulated on social media showing Ukrainians barbecuing in snowy yards and dancing to keep warm in the face of continued power cuts and freezing temperatures.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
The rest of the section, which included anodyne listicles about summer activities, barbecuing, and photography, soon attracted additional scrutiny.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
To check whether she’s staring, I test her with a long gaze to the left of the bleachers, where Dad and his wife Linda are barbecuing.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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