fire up
Example Sentences
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For now, China looks better-placed than most of Asia as it can insulate from the price shock thanks to factors like sizable strategic reserves and the ability to fire up coal capacity if it needs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
With 67,000 subscribers in 166 countries and growing, the Lim sisters are mixing Gen Z humor and exuberance with astounding erudition to bring ballet to a new generation and fire up older, longtime fans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
He hopes a deeper relationship with European neighbours can help fire up Britain's insipid economy and inject life into a premiership that has so far been deeply unpopular with the public.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
The company is set to fire up a new gas-burning power plant that will largely replace the generation lost from Tihange, boosting Belgium’s greenhouse gas emissions, at least temporarily.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
But it was cold in the kitchen, and she had to stir the fire up and put in some wood and coal.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
