in flames
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Both she and Bruno Retailleau, head of the right-wing Republicans, described images of the officer in flames as "unbearable".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
“When the dome of Limoges town hall went up in flames and came crashing down, it was not just a roof that collapsed. A little of the soul of France was burning before our eyes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the city of Limoges, the clock tower and parts of the roof of the ornate city hall were engulfed in flames before collapsing on Saturday.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
A historic Black church in South Los Angeles that had been severely damaged in two previous fires went up in flames for a third time before sunrise Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
They still believed they could beat the Allies, even though we’d heard that the Russians had taken Warsaw and that Dresden was in flames.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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