flame
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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
For the new study, the researchers examined much larger particles created through a patented high-temperature flame process.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 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
More than 100 firefighters, dozens of fire engines and at least seven aircraft are trying to contain the fire, reportedly facing a wall of flame some 5km long and still spreading.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The flame on the lighter was smaller than that of the candle, and the spirits stayed closer, giving him less of a berth.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Other clips show people climbing down from the ferry that has flames and plumes of smoke coming from the top of the vessel.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The blaze that has devastated heathland in Suffolk is now "stable" but crews have continued to tackle hotspots on what is the fourth day since the flames took hold.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Most of the 220,000 people who had been evacuated from the flames had gone home, she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
It’s an indication that decades of efforts to clear flammable plants around homes and fortify their exteriors against flames, heat and embers are being outpaced by increasingly extreme wildfire behavior and construction in fire-prone areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Falling stars, rising flames, flying sparks, Father and I are in new territory.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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
Bod heard a velvet rustle, then a match was struck, and it flamed, and was used to light two huge candles that sat on great carved wooden candlesticks at the back of the room.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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A flaming ear of corn transforms into a crankshaft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 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
To caption a video of flaming debris in January, he wrote, “Entertainment is guaranteed!” and, after the March explosion, he posted, “Rockets are hard.”
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
It involves about 40 men and women parading up and down the High Street swinging flaming balls around their heads before the balls are thrown into the harbour.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
Aunt Sera handed Ella the mason jar as she dropped the flaming slip inside.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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