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flame

[flaym] / fleɪm /






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Be it with candles or the pine sticks preferred in Sagada, lighting a flame is "inviting the presence of Christ with us, having fellowship with our departed loved ones", he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The sight lit “a flame in me,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Security video of the facility, released by police, shows a small flame suddenly appearing in the dark room of the storage facility, eventually growing into a fire and filling the room with smoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

A long-awaited home run from Shohei Ohtani briefly stoked the flame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

A wonderful red dragon reared across the green cover, its claws outstretched, a shaft of flame rocketing from its mouth.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Families have criticised the authorities' actions, including the decision not to send an emergency alert to mobile phones as the flames closed in.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Duncan Chard said his father, who had two artificial knees and walked with a stick, left his house with Christine as soon as they saw the flames.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Rinderknecht repeatedly tried to call 911, but later falsely told investigators he had first spotted the flames from farther down a hiking trail, the prosecutor said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Both she and Bruno Retailleau, head of the right-wing Republicans, described images of the officer in flames as "unbearable".

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

A few yards away, the trees that surrounded Nova’s yard began to burst into flames.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The 1988 presidential campaign of Alexander Haig, a former four-star general who served as Ronald Reagan’s first secretary of state, flamed out amid GOP infighting over the Iran–Contra affair.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

“Every one of these flamed out,” he reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

Other standouts included flamed A5 wagyu topped with foie gras and melt-in-your-mouth hamachi in yuzu and soy, finished with serrano and a dollop of sriracha.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

Doubts about a Fed rate cut next month were also flamed by the release of much-delayed September jobs data.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

My scalp still flamed, but not as badly; I could bear it.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

A flaming ear of corn transforms into a crankshaft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

"While this may look like just a baton," Bresnik said, "it feels like big flaming hot Olympic torch."

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Next best thing: Meteors flaming across the sky during the August 12-13 Perseid shower peak promise the brightest show in years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Some of her favourite moments include Beaker losing his eyeballs in a science experiment and Gonzo wearing flaming roller skates - to give a flavour of the chaos.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

I spit out the pellets and jumped near the flaming metal box to sample this food, but the long-furred Human pushed me off.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth


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