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flame

[fleym] / fleɪm /






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"However, if these batteries are faulty, over-charged or damaged, the stored energy may be released rapidly in the form of flame jets and burning projectiles," he said.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Welsh actor Luke Evans, who played Frank-N-Furter in a Broadway revival, called Curry "a force, a bright fierce flame, an exquisite charm".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

When he releases the button, the flame goes out.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“Once you wear the uniform,” he says, “the blue flame never goes out.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

When the trees were in the full flame of autumn’s fire, Abel wandered aimlessly over the island until the sight of the high color had him glowing inwardly with sensations of yellow, orange, and red.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

In 2000, a Fox 11 helicopter covering the Academy Awards crashed and burst into flames at Van Nuys Airport.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Aerial footage showed a large fire that appeared to involve shipping containers and cars, and the wreckage of a helicopter, whose mangled tail and rotors could be seen in the flames.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

British racing driver Ollie Millroy says it is a "miracle I'm alive" after fellow driver Loek Hartog saved him from his car when it was engulfed in flames.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Among them is what he describes as a "fire organ tractor trailer", an organ that shoots flames and is mounted on the back of a lawnmower.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

But now Akira saw flames spreading through the forest around them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

In fact, what the race revealed were the weaknesses and limitations of an ineffective candidate who would have almost certainly flamed out in the general election.

From Salon Aug. 13, 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

His teams were good enough to earn No. 1 or No. 2 seeds, but flamed out before the Elite Eight.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 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

The tips of his ears flamed, and his face slackened as he realized what he’d just said.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Showing her aching vulnerability, it's about a bank clerk with flaming locks of auburn hair who flirted with her husband.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

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

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

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

Cheeks flaming, she forced herself to look him in the eye.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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