ignite
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It was the law of the blocked road and the fouled well—a pig loose on the highway, a tannery poisoning a shared stream, gunpowder stored where it might ignite and level the block.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Rather than lifting the Magnificent Seven as one, they could ignite a further sorting of what appears to be the winners from losers across the broader AI trade — chips and software included.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
It is more than 20 times as massive as Jupiter but is still too small to ignite and become a true star.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Pau Cubarsi: A commanding presence at the heart of defence as Mbappe, Dembele, Olise and co failed to ignite.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Fire. Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
It said the inflaters—a component that ignites and rapidly fills an air bag during a crash—were likely imported illegally into the U.S. and put inside air bags that were then sold online as aftermarket replacements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Shin may be trying to remove fuel before the room ignites on its own.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Then he ignites the candle with the bright orange flame.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Police were looking into an accident that ignited the blaze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
In 2019, the Kincade fire in Sonoma County, which destroyed hundreds of homes, was ignited by an idle transmission line owned by PG&E.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Importantly, when ignited it didn’t produce smoke, which could betray soldiers’ positions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
This was the fuse which ignited the trouble.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Out on the water, fires burned, oils somehow ignited and blazing despite the torrents.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
A former US Army soldier has been arrested after igniting a fire in front of a federal building in New York City, says the FBI.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
In China, too, the "trend toward health-consciousness especially among the middle and upper-income classes" is igniting interest in Japanese foods, the Japan External Trade Organisation said in a recent report.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
"I have used a single wire for igniting," he explained.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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