embers
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Clasby had stayed behind and put out embers landing in trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
In the 19th century, locomotives threw off hot embers that set nearby fields and barns ablaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Wind could then carry flames and embers beyond the immediate area of the original fire, he explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is an ideal fuel for buried embers, which can lie dormant until favourable conditions, such as wind and dry weather, allow them to reignite in broad daylight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Devin was sitting in front of a bed of embers looking into its neon orange hue.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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