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fire

[fahyuhr] / faɪər /










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Twenty six fire engines were sent to the hotel and Kent Fire and Rescue Service said it was believed the fire had started in the basement of the building.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

The recent release of the agent, Muse, has sparked a fire under Meta’s shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

The Dome fire has charred more than 3,000 acres since it ignited on Tuesday just north of Wawona Dome in Yosemite, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

"Why do some supermassive black holes blast out radio jets right after shredding a star, while others just sit there looking completely dormant, only to suddenly fire up their jets months or even years later?"

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

Dully, teeth chattering, he watched the cub pad over to the fire and study it curiously.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

World Weather Attribution, an international research organisation, found that the extreme conditions that drove record-breaking fires in Spain and Portugal in 2025 were 40 times more likely, external to happen due to the warming climate.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Vorobyev said 249 drones had been shot down, and he reported fires in several residential houses.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

While pilots and instructors stress standardizing procedures and flight paths, news incidents like police chases, fires, and crashes force pilots into new conditions during every flight.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

But he recalls fires set a few years earlier by “kids from the Sacred Valley,” a remedial school for the troubled offspring of wealthy parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

He first used his fires for smoke beacons, to attract the attention of some civilized being who might just possibly be among the trees on the far shores.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

In another bit of sad synchronicity, both the Raiders and Cardinals won just three games and fired their coaches last season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Pascal Gross fired them in front, Charalampos Kostoulas drilled in the second on the stroke of half-time and Chema Andres' header made it three after the break.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

That compares with an interception rate of over 90% for 4,400 other types of drones fired by Russia in the same month.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

In May of the same year, gunshots were fired outside the Israeli embassy, which prompted Sweden to boost security around Israeli interests and Jewish community institutions.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

And for that alone she needed to be fired.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

When Johnson appeared to violate that second law by firing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, the House impeached him.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2026

And on Tuesday Denmark also accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one of its helicopters while it was tracking the vessel in the Baltic Sea.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Rybakina also leads the tour in aces and is capable of spending entire matches firing from the baseline.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

With bets on a hike rising, stocks are in the firing line, with all three main indexes on Wall Street in the red and Europe also taking a hiding.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Americans turned on their televisions and saw American diplomats firing guns out the windows of the embassy.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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