flame
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Pete describes it as one of the most challenging environments he has ever flown in, with "multiple walls of flame", personnel and vehicles moving around the site and helicopters operating overhead.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
But Yank’s sense of dignity proves as fragile as a candle flame; it’s instantly snuffed out when Mildred appears and reviles him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A Navy MK25 phosphorus location marker is used to create a visible smoke and flame signal to locate objects or people in the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
It leaves vegetation dead, dry and needing just a small spark to erupt into flame.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
To Jeremy's astonishment, Tiamat raised her head and shot a line of flame fifteen feet into the sky.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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But the fire continued to smoulder underground in peatland, and when the wind shifted, the flames moved towards their homes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
When firefighters arrived that morning, they saw flames shooting from the attic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"She had to leave her habitat, and we had to rescue her, primarily because of the flames," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The alarm was raised by a neighbour who was in the nearby Tyler's Arms when he noticed smoke and large flames.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Dodger thundered through the flames at a full gallop.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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In what is likely the most watched soccer match in the country’s history, they flamed out in epic fashion with a blowout defeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
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
His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Ali, trembling from the effects of Parkinson’s disease but with strength still evident, held the flaming torch aloft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
International fans who have lived with this flaming dumpster of technology have to chuckle at a Jason-come-lately discovering the bane of their existence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The sky blacked by the smoke from flaming vehicles was visible from Saunders's suite in a luxury hotel along Puerto Vallarta's main strip.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 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
They just had a flaming row about it and have entered the “oh, my sweet Putti” and “darling Kerli” stage of reconciliation.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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