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During severe droughts, these normally wet landscapes can dry enough to ignite.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

"El Nino does not ignite fires. It creates the dry conditions that allow human-started fires to escape and become very large," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

From the fifth ball he faced on Saturday, he was left helpless by the Abbas shooter that left him palpably lbw, a delivery to once again ignite debate about the Lord's pitch.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

This can puncture the batteries that cause them to short-circuit, overheat and potentially ignite surrounding materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Before we reach the deejay, a Turkish girl named Jasmine sings “Because the Night” by Patti Smith and it’s amazing how someone so tiny can demand such attention and ignite this level of excitement.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Shin may be trying to remove fuel before the room ignites on its own.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

"People are trying to avoid the thing that's staring them in the face and brushing things under the carpet until eventually it all ignites."

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

The spark plug ignites a fuel-air mix, causing the rotor to turn a shaft, creating motion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

“I hope people watch the show and it only further ignites their disgust for these things and their shock, because we should never be comfortable,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

In the chaos, I let my heat-lantern get too close to one of the hanging dresses and it ignites.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

It ignited near Ortega Highway and Gibby Road around 3 p.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Timber fire, which ignited on Aug. 8 in an area about 30 miles to the north of where the Plaskett blaze would later begin, has burned about 25,200 acres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

In late July, a brush-clearing operation ignited a fire that burned more than 100,000 acres, forcing 224,000 people to evacuate, including from the oceanside resort of Cap Ferret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Last season, an Eredivisie match between Ajax and Groningen was abandoned after fireworks and flares were ignited behind one of the goals at Johan Cruyff Arena.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The water monster blew upon it and small embers ignited.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

They spend plenty of time visiting the “Real World: Boston” house where Duffy reconnects with his erstwhile housemate, Montana McGlynn, and next to none discussing Boston’s pivotal role in igniting the American Revolution.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

“The tinderbox looks increasingly close to igniting in full force.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026

The attacks struck logistics hubs of Wildberries—a Russian e-commerce company modeled on Amazon.com—in the Moscow and Tambov regions, igniting fires and forcing evacuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The 29 May incident began when Dong "failed to slow for traffic" on Interstate 95 and hit a Chevrolet Suburban that plowed into other cars, igniting one on fire.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

He imagined a candle falling over, the way it had on his desk, and the entire place igniting.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick