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flame

[fleym] / fleɪm /






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In “Young Men and Fire” he vividly narrates how a wildfire the crew initially expected to control suddenly erupts into a “blowup,” a wall of flame racing uphill faster than the young men can run.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Pro 7, which ran an advertising campaign in which their mascot held an Olympic flame or curled, skated or bob-sledded down a supermarket aisle, was fined a total of 550,000 euros.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

On the corner of another table, the flame from a candle flickers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

"The flame of my life has definitely gone out in many ways."

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

They crept along, stumbling on the rocky floor, and the flame of the torch burned as brightly as ever.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Last week, wildfire crews in BC were forced to rescue a man when his home in the Village of Clinton was surrounded by flames, after he had refused to evacuate.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Firefighters responded to a call shortly before 3 a.m. and found the home engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Local authorities deployed two water-bombing helicopters against the flames that have razed at least 127 hectares of national park land to date, fire official Bambang Setyo Antoko told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Actor and Tibetan activist Richard Gere headlined an hourslong Times Square rally on Saturday honoring Lobga where many wore T-shirts depicting him as a martyr surrounded by flames.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Terrified, I set the snowhook and run up to put the fire out, lean down to pat the flames out and of course they disappear, are not there.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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

With Jones, a former first-round pick who flamed out with the New York Giants, Indianapolis’s success to start the season was downright historic.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

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

Edmure's cheeks flamed as red as his beard.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

A woman testified that she saw Stout get out of the flaming car and push it over the dirt mound, where it rolled down the embankment and ignited the dry vegetation at the bottom.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

In U.S. television, there’s a tendency to open every piece of sports programming with a clash of cymbals and a rhinoceros jumping through a flaming hoop.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Parkkonen, who appears on stage as enigmatic and brooding while lamenting his unanswered love next to a flaming confessional, hoped the song will serve as "a helping hand".

From Barron's Apr. 30, 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

The meats were followed by flaming puddings and bowls of wassail, chestnuts, and apples.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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