flammable
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The region is dominated by flammable pine forests.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
It’s an indication that decades of efforts to clear flammable plants around homes and fortify their exteriors against flames, heat and embers are being outpaced by increasingly extreme wildfire behavior and construction in fire-prone areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
According to a report by the government news agency Andina, external, neighbours said unknown individuals had set fire to motorcycles parked outside, with the flames spreading rapidly through flammable mattress-making materials.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Don’t fix something that isn’t broken,” said Ginger Wallis, 50 years old, who lives at the base of a hill covered in flammable grass, her eyes flashing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“A candle. You want to light a candle in here? In a room filled with very dry, flammable things?”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing flammable
Power Suffix: -able
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