ignition
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In those circumstances, Fogarty said, relatively small sources of ignition could become much more dangerous, as a fire found dry vegetation and other combustible material.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Practically the first thing you notice when you climb aboard is the key-lock ignition, to the right of the steering column, a vintage-y part dating back to the Jazz Age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
A few 9s to keep the ignition crew humble.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
So, he explained, "when there's an ignition we see these really large-scale, persistent burning where these fires can burn for weeks and weeks at a time through summer."
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Khalil pulled over to the side of the road and turned the ignition off,” I say.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Projects have included blocking irrigation canals to help restore wetlands, strengthening firefighting capabilities, and stepping up efforts to prevent accidental human ignitions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
But he added they cannot make right now a direct comparison in terms of burnt areas or number of ignitions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Efforts to manage excess vegetation in fire-risk areas, as well as advances in preventing ignitions, fire detection and fire fighting could help reduce the number and severity fires in future.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Amid California’s coastal sage scrub and chaparral ecosystems that are plagued with frequent fast-moving fires, preventing ignitions and stamping out fires before they become unmanageable is the name of the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
The other two sets were still in the ignitions, but the first two were missing.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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