fire
Example Sentences
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In Mexico, where microfinance lenders have come under fire for charging effective annual interest rates above 400%, a popular lender, Consejo de Asistencia al Microemprendedor, went into liquidation last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
OpenAI has since come under fire for failing to report the suspect's account to police, prompting a written apology to the victims' families by CEO Sam Altman.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
After the 2025 fires in southern California even pols like Mr. Newsom at least pretended to acknowledge the need to manage the Golden State’s landscape aggressively to reduce fire risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Matthew W. O’Brien pointed at Rinderknecht and said investigators determined that he was the only person near the fire that began on Jan. 1.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“And more. You’ve had a narrow escape. You’re one lucky boy. What if the fire had spread into that sugarbush grove? Do you happen to recall whose particular grove that is?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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