campfire
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Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
By night’s end, campfire settles into my clothes.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
On the opening “The Outlaw Cherie Lee,” as if sitting around a campfire, actor Jamie Foxx introduces the mythical story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
And when the wind whips, the air reeks of a potent campfire — but no campers are around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
“I’d jest come out of the War. I’d had my fill a-sleepin’ in the woods and cookin’ over a dang campfire.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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Maine’s camp culture combines rustic canoe trips and campfires with a polished social ecosystem that brings convoys of black SUVs to the state every summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
On Thursday, the agency said that the Angeles National Forest is now at the extreme fire danger level, meaning campfires, stoves, barbecues or open flames are prohibited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
In Northern California, fire-evacuation “go bags” are normal, campfires are essentially a thing of the past, and even people living outside take fire risks seriously.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024
He said campfires on dry ground were dangerous and campers often left litter and human excrement.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
He knows how to do this, though he never does it in the city, only over campfires.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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