campfire
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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
He’s just some mud-brown monstrosity roaming the Vale of Arryn and treating livestock like campfire marshmallows.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 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
Four years before she arrived, the Kinneloa fire, sparked by a campfire, erupted in the same mountains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
In the town, supper fires sent up blue smoke, and here and there was the red glare of torchlight and campfire.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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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
If campfires are allowed, you must still secure a free campfire permit and have a copy with you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
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
I help Rue collect and place the wood for the first two campfires, the third she'll have time for on her own.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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