aflame
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When Grace finally sets all of America’s alliances aflame, Todd remains standing by her side.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
The strikes hit gas and oil storage facilities including at a power plant in Abha and left the major refinery at Jazan aflame and offline, Saudi Arabia said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Niño, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
When a SpaceX rocket failure set the skies aflame over western Europe last February, no-one was sure if the debris was also polluting our atmosphere.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
We had just got our coats off when the light in Camilla’s room came on and she appeared in the doorway, blinking, cheeks aflame.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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