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inferno

[in-fur-noh, een-fer-naw] / ɪnˈfɜr noʊ, inˈfɛr nɔ /


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Newsom had pushed for deeper changes to how wildfires are paid for, and who pays, when an electric utility’s equipment sparks a destructive inferno.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

When they start shooting a movie together, they begin to understand their connection to this ancient evil, and their place in a cyclical inferno wrought by absent parents and bad weather.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

"It was like the scenes of the Blitz, just a blazing inferno, the flames were moving so quickly," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Early Wednesday, fire crews prioritized protecting structures as the inferno charged toward Highway 1.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

The dormouse watched Cluny’s eye rove lazily from his family to the blazing inferno.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Gone are the days of not decontaminating equipment, leaving the ashes on helmets and jackets, in order to boast of past infernos.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But she wanted more focus on accountability for utilities that spark the infernos, such as bans on stock buybacks, and balked at limiting damages for survivors without more public debate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

France and Spain have battled their worst infernos in living memory this summer, while other nations in Europe and as well as the US northwest and Canada have also experienced serious blazes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025

The current carried infernos everywhere, and their bright blazes turned the water into swirling oranges and reds.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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