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fire

verb as in detonate or throw a weapon

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Last week, Halligan fired two veteran prosecutors based in Norfolk who had said they hadn’t found probable cause to bring charges against James, people familiar with the matter said.

In contrast, the letter only briefly mentions the Eaton fire, which broke out in the unincorporated community of Altadena and spread to parts of Pasadena.

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The BBC was not able to independently confirm that a bullet had been fired.

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"It's clear they intended to set fire to their vehicle. I genuinely think we thwarted their plan because they would never have left behind so much evidence."

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There's a loud pop as the buoys are fired automatically.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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