fire
Example Sentences
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Concerns remained that an explosion at the aerospace plant in Garden Grove was still possible, fire officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
This means lithium-ion batteries overheating - posing serious fire risks.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
"We are happy to report that the threat... has been eliminated," TJ McGovern, interim fire chief for the Orange County Fire Authority, said in a video on X.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Brazilian rookie Caio Collet had smashed the right side of his machine into the wall, ripping off two wheels and causing it to catch fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
In the end, Father did fire Otto—the first employee he had ever discharged in more than sixty years in business.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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