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ignite

[ig-nahyt] / ɪgˈnaɪt /


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It is not a surprise that a summer of change at both clubs has failed to bring immediate results - but they need to ignite their season.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

That loss has made way for invasive annual grasses that ignite more easily, increase erosion and leave less water to soak into aquifers, Barton said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

On a night like this one, with the cold December wind pushing at the flames, the harbor would ignite.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

“When you see someone, and you’re excited, or you’re angry,” Suwinyattichaiporn said, “it ignites a similar part of the brain.”

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

What drives societal ills or ignites a social movement?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

Known as a 'gentle giant', Raducanu says Richardson also has a fiery side that ignites the competitive spark in her.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The boy from District 1 ignites a tree branch for a torch, illuminating the grim determination on all their faces.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

The spark was ignited on September 23 when 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her lifelong Madrid home on a stretcher after the real estate firm that owned the apartment drastically hiked the rent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has ignited a fresh row with the Palace following claims in his upcoming book, which feature heavily in today's papers.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

For mathematicians, the developments have raised existential questions—what do you do when you have devoted your life to problems that are now being picked off by AI?—and ignited a ferocious backlash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The blaze was reported around 4:30 p.m. and appeared to have ignited near the Getty Center parking lot at 1200 Getty Center Drive, according to the Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Hurriedly, they ignited a signal fire with dried grass and seal blubber.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

AI agents may give everyday shoppers an edge, but the technology is igniting an even more intense tug of war over consumer dollars.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

“These attacks keep destabilizing the region, igniting further violence and undermining global energy security,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

These surge for tens of kilometers, splintering trees, igniting forests and burying the remnants beneath hot ash and pumice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The fire then spread quickly, igniting plastics, equipment and bins.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

"I have used a single wire for igniting," he explained.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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