ablaze
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Dunn said neighbours knew the woman next door to the property ablaze lived alone.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
He said he ran to save a trailer that was ablaze and even caught fire himself before firefighters doused him and the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The nationwide unrest in September saw the parliament and government offices set ablaze and led to Oli's ouster.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
One of the ships, a foreign tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil, was ablaze in Iraqi waters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
They must have been worried that there was a spark that would have set the rest of us ablaze.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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