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
Thomas knew early on that the show, which portrays solved crimes in a whodunit format, should feel like storytelling around a campfire, according to senior producer Vince Sherry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
A boom box played mellow indie rock as they all sat around their campfire eating and talking and laughing.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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
A lightning strike, downed power lines, improperly extinguished campfires and other events can spark wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
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
“We shot air rifles. We had campfires and large bonfires and sang patriotic songs. As we got older, we learned to read maps.”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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