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campfire

[kamp-fahyuhr] / ˈkæmpˌfaɪər /




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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

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

Giving evidence to the trial last month, Prince Harry said those at the campfire would not have shared information to journalists.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2026

And he’d of thought to gather piles of wood when we first got there, instead of keeping just enough ahead for the next campfire.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

Others included up to 30 campfires being set in one night at Glenmore near Aviemore that had to be extinguished by firefighters.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

The public is urged to be cautious with potential sources of ignition such as fireworks, cigarette butts, campfires and machinery sparks.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 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

“The old men of the band were wont to gather about the campfires in a reminiscent mood and there recount the tales of prowess on the war-path and in the chase.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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