inflame
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The Anthropic CEO’s most recent warnings—in a lengthy essay a weekend ago—helped further inflame a national panic about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Mumps can cause deafness and inflame the brain, pancreas, testicles, ovaries and breast tissue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Instead they meet in person, in the room above a Village tavern, for urgent discussions about issues that inflame the young, creative mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But its real goal was obvious: to inflame the far right with this vandalism.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
But Hickock’s attorney objected: “The sole reason the pictures are being introduced is to prejudice and inflame the minds of the jurors.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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Her approach, it was claimed, "inflames rather than calms a situation" and "creates a culture of fear and anxiety".
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
The mice missing girdin developed severe gut inflammation and an altered microbiome, and many died from sepsis, a dangerous condition caused by an uncontrolled immune response that inflames the entire body and harms vital organs.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025
Bell’s palsy occurs when something inflames or injures a nerve that controls facial muscles.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Former president Donald Trump, who inflames passions in both parties, stayed out of the state.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
Your pretty little camp inflames, Kelli had said.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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The Saudi-led intervention included devastating airstrikes that inflamed the conflict and helped fuel the Houthis’ campaign against the kingdom, including attacks on oil facilities and cities such as Riyadh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But residents on Okinawa, where any crimes involving US forces have long inflamed criticism of the troops' presence, told AFP of their frustration and anger in the wake of another alleged incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Once the catheter reaches the genicular arteries around the knee, the team releases tiny beads into abnormal blood vessels associated with the painful, inflamed areas identified by the patient.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
"This, together with blocked hair follicles and inflammation, leads to blackheads, whiteheads and inflamed spots," Dr Laftah says.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
With red eyes inflamed by wind and salt spray, they stared ahead into the ocean, anxious for a sight of land, licking their cracked lips.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Activated by the hormones of the menstrual cycle, these sores thicken and bleed each month, inflaming and scarring the surrounding tissue.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The department has been using data to focus efforts on violent offenders, gun crimes and repeat offenders—attacking serious crime without inflaming backlash against police, O’Hara has said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
“It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other. The only communication should be the officers issuing commands.”
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026
Lithuania shut its border with Belarus in October after dozens of balloons loaded with illegal cigarettes entered its airspace, forcing several airports to close and inflaming tensions between the two countries.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
“Reminds me it’s inside me, what’s inflaming my lungs.”
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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