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inferno

[in-fur-noh, een-fer-naw] / ɪnˈfɜr noʊ, inˈfɛr nɔ /


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Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

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 fire at the shop in Union Street broke out at about 15:45 on Sunday and led to the entire building being engulfed in an inferno that caused its partial collapse.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Worse, a good part of the south wing of the enemy's first two battle hues had been well upstream of the inferno when the hulks went up.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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