aflame
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But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
When a SpaceX rocket failure set the skies aflame over western Europe last February, no-one was sure if the debris was also polluting our atmosphere.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Firefighters arrived to find a home in shambles, with walls collapsed, windows blown out and parts still aflame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
As for his face, most striking was a bushy beard of such ruddy red it seemed as if the lower part of his face was aflame.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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