in flames
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When an ambush outside Port-au-Prince left an armored vehicle in flames and four Salvadoran military-aviation technicians missing two weeks ago, the initial response from El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele’s was to send a rescue mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Both she and Bruno Retailleau, head of the right-wing Republicans, described images of the officer in flames as "unbearable".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Dramatic footage shared online shows the 19th-century building engulfed in flames, with the spire of its clock tower later collapsing.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Nonetheless, even against the background of a nation in flames the Gold Rush is a fascinating saga, especially in the hands of so capable a chronicler as Nathaniel Philbrick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But I didn’t mean for the whole world to go up in flames.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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