kindling
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We matter as much to him as a firestorm cares about kindling.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Adding kindling to the social media firestorm, other X users resurfaced previous clips of B. Simone noting that she preferred men who were entrepreneurs over those who worked 9-to-5 jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025
Every year, they brought in hundreds of goats to clear brush, which can be like kindling for any fire, throughout the community.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
Among the tasks: fabricating plastic Christmas trees, building garden sheds, ripping pallets into kindling, and sorting metal in the junkyard.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
“The candles, the kindling, the blankets, the chalk . . . someone must have put them inside, surely?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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