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campfire

[kamp-fahyuhr] / ˈkæmpˌfaɪər /




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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

The return of nostalgic favorites, like campfire meals and ham dinners, are helping to woo back guests, too, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 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

A fire which burned for more than 40 days on moorland was likely to have been caused by someone cooking using a campfire or gas burner, an investigation has found.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

But before I knew it, our entire party was sitting around the campfire like a gang of renegades in an old Western.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

He urged people not to light disposable barbecues or campfires in green spaces, avoid dropping lit cigarettes and take litter home.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

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

Forest officials will, at times, limit campfires and stove usage because of elevated wildfire risk.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 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

Chamberlain looked out across the open air, gazed at the miles of campfires.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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