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campfire

[kamp-fahyuhr] / ˈkæmpˌfaɪər /




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The film got three stars from Tim Robey, external at The Telegraph, who notes the film's "action interludes are more nonsensical than scary" and "provide momentary dumb fun when Scott's campfire apocalypse needs waking up".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

This film is not merely glittering debris, as some have posited, nor is it style over substance; it’s a campfire story told by Thatcher’s unearthly orator.

From Salon Aug. 17, 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

I dream of lizards, dark skies, sand dunes and sunsets streaked in rose-mauve and smoky violet, the air heavy with the scent of wet creosote and campfire smoke.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2026

I don’t know if it was the smoke from the campfire that calmed me, or the sudden reappearance of Zu, who had come back from scouting a nearby campsite, making sure it was deserted.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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

The Cairngorms National Park Authority has urged people not to light campfires and barbecues.

From BBC Jul. 2, 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

There are no campfires allowed on the South Rim or inner canyon areas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2024

Frost was common in the higher regions, and Roz took the lighter from her tool belt and built small campfires to keep her son warm.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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