sparked

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Questions around consciousness have long sparked fierce debate.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Coast Guard initially reported a shipwrecked sailor may have sparked the blaze after firing flares for help.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Commenting on the blade used in the killing, which has sparked a debate on knife laws, he said: "To use the kirpan as a weapon to attack people - that's not the Sikh philosophy."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

In the past six days, “60 Minutes,” its signature show, parted ways with three high-profile correspondents, turned over its top editorial and producing ranks and sparked a staff mutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The second airplane ride was quieter than the first, but Danny’s nerves felt like the time Freddy and Teddy cracked the TV in half and all the cables inside sparked and frayed.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova