inferno
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Pratt, a reality TV personality whose home was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fire, rejected that assertion, saying he holds the mayor responsible for the devastating inferno.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
But the phantom inferno keeps breaking out, she said, and recently a long, funnel-shaped reflection in her window prompted another false warning: “Tornado sighted.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The inferno swept through seven of the estate's eight towers, which were under renovation and wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, netting and foam boards -- materials that may have accelerated the spread of flames.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
And if a spark did catch, it could quickly mirror the inferno that was engulfing Pacific Palisades, or worse.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Stella could see Mrs. Spencer, a frenzied look on her face, with Hannah and at least half of her siblings, huddled together, staring at the inferno.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
Vocabulary lists containing inferno
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