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Asteroid particles offer a glimpse into the chemical ingredients that may have helped kindle life on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The author visits public and charter schools, meeting teachers who despair at their inability to kindle even the slightest interest in young people whose curiosity has been extinguished by the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

“Let’s rededicate ourselves to add more light in honor of those murdered in Sydney. Let’s come out proudly to public menorah lightings, and make sure to kindle our own menorahs at home.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025

Hawken hopes to mend that separation by helping people discover the flow of carbon in their daily lives and kindle a sense of wonder about it.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025

My mother was proud of the way she’d managed to simultaneously kindle and snuff my father’s flame, keeping him at a low burn for the duration of a global cataclysm.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024

When he meets a young rising superstar, their relationship kindles a newfound competitive fire in him, but it risks throwing her off her game.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022

Whether or not you believe in magic, “A Boy Called Christmas” may be the rare Netflix fare that kindles the holiday spirit.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021

Clowders of cats — and kindles of kittens — are drearily cliche, but cat chowder was a delightful — if unintended — bit of comic relief.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2018

His speeches are a continuous flow of rapid, fervid eloquence, that illuminates the reason, kindles the imagination, and fires the heart.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton

And after rapper Aitch came on the channel, rumours circulated it had kindled a real-life relationship, although neither ever confirmed this.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Lena Bramsen, a 23-year-old editor in New York, said she thinks Gen Z’s experiences back then kindled a fascination for liminal content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Milei’s post-midterms victory speech kindled hope for less chain saw and more coalition building over the next two years, Stock says.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025

Speaking at her late husband’s memorial service on Sept. 21, Erika Kirk said Charlie’s death had kindled a spiritual renewal for many of his followers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

“Once kindled, rebellion can spread like wildfire. Do you want your husband’s initials used?”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

If you’ll permit a shift in metaphor: Wood singed once makes for better kindling.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

Futures are a forecast, not a promise, and this year has used forecasts for kindling.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

A history of fire suppression and bans on indigenous cultural burning has also allowed more kindling to accumulate on the forest floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

We matter as much to him as a firestorm cares about kindling.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026

But there was no food, and she had no right to use up the Stevenses’ kindling.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson