spark
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China's leaders are seeking to spark new life into an economy that has faced slowing growth for years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“If there’s a spark, then it’s great,” Gordon-Craig said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
On Friday evening the UK's mobile phone alert system was used to warn people not to light anything which could spark a wildfire, including barbecues and garden incinerators.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The fear is that a spark from an encampment could be whipped by winds and quickly turn into a devastating blaze across Malibu’s fire-prone hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“A breeze could lift a spark, start a blaze. It wouldn’t take much. There hasn’t been enough rain.”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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