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ignition

[ig-nish-uhn] / ɪgˈnɪʃ ən /


NOUN
detonation
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The residues are sorted, ground and mixed with a maceration of gum arabic to facilitate ignition, and with clay to slow combustion.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Among the tricks they are suggesting: reducing the number of times the ignition is turned on or off, avoiding traffic, working in specific neighborhoods and at times with high demand and switching to electric vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Police are treating the fire as deliberate ignition at this time.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Many nightclubs contain the fuel load of an entire residential condominium, the ignition sources of an industrial site, and the evacuation constraints of a submarine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

“Gosh a’mighty, son, what’s the ignition? You ain’t mentioned thet’n.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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