flare
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A drag queen would cut through the room like a flare.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
While Paul is touring the center, a solar flare creates an electromagnetic disruption that briefly cuts power to the databanks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
During the introductory period, queues started to flare up at certain airports at busy times.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
"While geopolitical risks could still flare up, the more pressing issue appears to be macro-related," he said, pointing to the recent rise in sovereign bond yields and the prospect of central banks raising interest rates.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The flare caught her like a hurricane, spinning the pod at first until the fins caught.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Some waved flares which released blue and white smoke.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Smith has started and re-started baseball activities, only to find out that the inflamed disk in his neck flares up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Red dwarfs, however, can produce powerful flares that imitate the ultraviolet signal of a white dwarf, making confirmation more difficult.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
“A couple of minutes. But I have more flares here with me. Shall I fire them at regular intervals?”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Tension flared in the 40th minute when two opposing players confronted each other after a shirt-tugging incident, with other players rushed to join in the confrontation.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Crude is up more than 10 percent since the two countries hostilities flared up last week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Tensions flared last Thursday, starting in a courtroom and ending in the Avenal Elementary School cafeteria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The lack of creativity that showed against Saudi Arabia in 2022 flared up late against England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The light inside flared as the clamshell popped open.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Producers are paying other companies to take it away, flaring it or simply releasing the potent greenhouse gas into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“It was flaring up, wasn’t recovering — however you want to word it,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
To separate the true signals from the effects of stellar flaring, the team developed specialized calibration methods.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Oil has been back in the spotlight with Iran tensions flaring back up, but investors are more focused on the start of another crucial quarterly earnings season.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
He inspects the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, some fiendish and immitigable hope flaring within him: What if-—?
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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