fire
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Bigger trees are more resistant to fires, so when the next fire occurs, they are more likely to survive.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
If I err, and I do, my legs sometimes itch so fiercely they feel on fire and I break out in hives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
He said now we needed a letter from the fire marshal that our school building was safe for children.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Another man was safely removed from the rear of the property by fire crew using a ladder, while a woman was also taken to hospital for a "precautionary assessment."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
On either side of the fire, we cocoon beneath our blankets.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Bigger trees are more resistant to fires, so when the next fire occurs, they are more likely to survive.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
“Like lead in the water in Flint, Mich., and the forest fires out West, the very fabric of our lives is being altered.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
But local residents fear they also raise the risk of fires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the justice ministry to introduce the changes to the criminal law after more than 100 fires in the north-east of the country during an intense heatwave in northern Africa.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Some fires are out, others are still steaming, flickering smoke.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Late last season, coach Sean McVay fired special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn, and Ben Kotwica served as interim coordinator for the final two games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
By day he was marching into other executive office buildings and telling everyone that he was now in charge and they were fired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organization that evaluates artificial intelligence models.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The average star of WWE or AEW signs on as an independent contractor, meaning they are responsible for their own health insurance and are subject to being fired for nearly any cause.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
“And he fights like a lightning storm in a hat, but he’s also gots us fired from eight different jobs, any of which would have done us well enough.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Despite featuring and scoring for a Hellas Verona side heading for relegation from Serie A, and with a perennial problem of strikers not firing regularly for Scotland, Kieron Bowie was overlooked.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Davis also said he was "concerned" about the director general's comments on firing more people.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The one silver lining is that businesses aren’t firing many people, either: Layoffs are near a record low, and show no sign of rising.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The firing, announced in a three-paragraph statement, comes less than 24 hours after Saturday’s 1-0 loss to FC Dallas dropped the team to sixth in the Western Conference table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
She chopped up old termite mounds and used the clay to make pots, firing them in heaps of coals.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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